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Abstract
Objective
Sensory dysfunction is a disorder in which the brain has problems processing information from the senses. Sensory dysfunctions not only affect physical health and quality of life, but also have a negative impact on mental health. This study aimed to investigate the association between multisensory dysfunctions (smell, taste, hearing and vision) and depression.
Methods
The cross-sectional analysis included 3328 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2014. The 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) was used to evaluate depression status. Sensory impairments were assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Logistic regression adjusted for related demographics and socioeconomic data was used to assess the relationship between concurrent sensory dysfunctions and depression.
Results
Participants with self-reported smell, taste, vision, or hearing dysfunction were more likely to experience depression, with vision dysfunction having the greatest risk of depression both in the separate model (AOR = 3.245, 95 % CI: 2.282–4.614, P < 0.001) and mutually adjusted model (AOR = 2.613, 95 % CI: 1.818–3.758, P < 0.001). Moreover, concurrent multisensory dysfunctions increase the risk of depressive symptoms compared to a single sensory disorder. Participants with three to four sensory dysfunctions had more than a 7-fold risk of depression (AOR = 7.721, 95 % CI: 4.693–12.692, P < 0.001) after adjusting for age, gender, race, chronic diseases, and health-related behaviors.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that smell, taste, vision, or hearing dysfunction is associated with the increased prevalence of depression, and concurrent multisensory dysfunctions bring a higher risk to depression than a single sensory impairment.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Psychosomatic Research is a multidisciplinary research journal covering all aspects of the relationships between psychology and medicine. The scope is broad and ranges from basic human biological and psychological research to evaluations of treatment and services. Papers will normally be concerned with illness or patients rather than studies of healthy populations. Studies concerning special populations, such as the elderly and children and adolescents, are welcome. In addition to peer-reviewed original papers, the journal publishes editorials, reviews, and other papers related to the journal''s aims.