Effects of Resilience, Self-Perceived Hearing Difficulty, and Demographic Factors on Psychological Distress in Adults With Hearing Loss.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

American Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI:10.1044/2025_AJA-24-00143

Kristel Scoresby, Kelsey Klein, Elizabeth Humphrey, Lauren Cox

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Abstract

Purpose: Although hearing loss can have a substantial impact on mental health, relatively little research has focused on factors that predict mental health outcomes among adults with hearing loss. In this study, we examined the effects of self-perceived hearing difficulty and resilience on psychological distress in adults.

Method: Adult patients with hearing loss (N = 118) completed several questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire, the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit, the Brief Resilience Scale, and Kessler 6 Psychological Distress Scale. The relationships between demographic characteristics, self-perceived hearing difficulty, resilience, and psychological distress were assessed using bivariate analyses and multiple regressions.

Results: Self-perceived hearing difficulty and resilience both predict psychological distress in adults with hearing loss, while controlling for age and income.

Conclusions: Findings suggest that both audiologic and mental health interventions support positive mental health outcomes in adults with hearing loss. Improving patients' resilience may be a particularly important goal for audiologists and mental health professionals who are working with adults with hearing loss.

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听力恢复力、自我感觉听力困难和人口统计学因素对成年听力损失患者心理困扰的影响。

目的：虽然听力损失对心理健康有重大影响，但相对较少的研究集中在预测听力损失成人心理健康结果的因素上。在本研究中，我们考察了自我感知的听力困难和心理弹性对成人心理困扰的影响。方法：118例成年听力损失患者填写人口统计问卷、助听器获益简表、简短恢复力量表和Kessler 6心理困扰量表。使用双变量分析和多元回归评估人口统计学特征、自我感知的听力困难、恢复力和心理困扰之间的关系。结果：在年龄和收入控制的情况下，自我感知的听力困难和恢复力都能预测成人听力损失患者的心理困扰。结论：研究结果表明，听力学和心理健康干预都支持成年听力损失患者的积极心理健康结果。提高患者的恢复能力可能是与听力损失的成年人一起工作的听力学家和心理健康专业人员的一个特别重要的目标。

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American Journal of Audiology AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

16.70%

发文量

163

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Mission: AJA publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles pertaining to clinical audiology methods and issues, and serves as an outlet for discussion of related professional and educational issues and ideas. The journal is an international outlet for research on clinical research pertaining to screening, diagnosis, management and outcomes of hearing and balance disorders as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. The clinical orientation of the journal allows for the publication of reports on audiology as implemented nationally and internationally, including novel clinical procedures, approaches, and cases. AJA seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of clinical audiology, including audiologic/aural rehabilitation; balance and balance disorders; cultural and linguistic diversity; detection, diagnosis, prevention, habilitation, rehabilitation, and monitoring of hearing loss; hearing aids, cochlear implants, and hearing-assistive technology; hearing disorders; lifespan perspectives on auditory function; speech perception; and tinnitus.