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Weaker association between hearing loss and non-employment in recent generations: the HUNT cohort study.
- Source :
- International Journal of Audiology; Apr2023, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p312-319, 8p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- To examine the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) among employed persons, the association between HL and non-employment, assessing whether this has changed over the last two decades. To identify susceptible groups for HL-related work problems and examine the association between HL and co-worker relations. Cross-sectional analyses of working-age participants (20–66 years). HL was defined as the pure-tone average threshold of 0.5–4 kHz in the better hearing ear: 20–34 dB (mild) or ≥35 dB (disabling). Associations were assessed with logistic regression. Data from two waves of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT): HUNT2 1996–1998 (N = 38,603), HUNT4 2017–2019 (N = 19,614). The nationally weighted prevalence of HL among employees was 5.8%. HL was associated with non-employment, more strongly in HUNT2 (odds ratio (OR) 2.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.0–2.4) than HUNT4 (OR 1.9, CI 1.7–2.1). HL was not associated with poorer co-worker relations. The association between HL and non-optimal work performance was stronger among white-collar workers than blue-collar workers. Our study shows that HL is common in the employed population. It also indicates a weakened association between HL and non-employment in recent generations. White-collar workers appear to be more vulnerable to HL-related work problems than blue-collar workers. This paper evaluates employment and work performance among hearing impaired. We show a prevalence of hearing loss (HL) among employed persons of 5.8% and that HL is associated with higher odds of non-employment. Our study indicates that the association between HL and non-employment has weakened in recent generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities
UNEMPLOYMENT
CONFIDENCE intervals
AGE distribution
CROSS-sectional method
OTOSCOPY
SEX distribution
COMPARATIVE studies
HEARING disorders
INTERPERSONAL relations
DISEASE prevalence
AUDIOMETRY
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
JOB performance
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
DATA analysis software
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14992027
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Audiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163193065
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2022.2045367