The Effects of Hearing Impairment on Health Services Utilization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9101010
AutoresRichard S Kurz (0000-0002-9421-6931, University Medical Center, autor de correspondencia), Cynthia Haddock, Cynthia Carter Haddock (University of Alabama at Birmingham), David L Van Winkle (United States Department of Veterans Affairs), Gang Wang (0000-0002-2288-3807, University Medical Center, autor de correspondencia)
Año1991
Volumen29
Número9
Páginas878-889
Fecha de publicación1991-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditorialOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-199109000-00007
PMID1921537
OpenAlexW2015196168
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas7

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of hearing impairment on the utilization of physician and hospital services in the U.S. adult population. Andersen's behavioral model of health services utilization served as the conceptual framework for the study, and data used for the analyses were taken from two years (1971, 1977) of the Health Interview Survey. Hearing impaired persons used significantly more physician services than hearing persons. Hearing impairment had no effect on the number of hospitals days used but had a significant, positive effect on hospital contact and hospital episodes. In addition, neither the type nor the severity of the impairment had a consistent effect on utilization. These findings were consistent for both years of study data. The study's findings, implications, and suggestions for future research are discussed

Audiology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health services · Hearing loss · Population · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Psychology · Gerontology