Tinnitus prevalence and care experience among population of Almaty city
Akbota Seitkali1
Lyazzat Kosherbayeva1
Aigul Medeulova1
Nurgul Alekenova2
Dinmukhamed Ayaganov2
Gulnara Kandygulova2
1.Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University,Almaty,Kazakhstan2.Marat Ospanov West Kazakhstan Medical University,Aktobe city,Kazakhstan
摘要：The prevalence of tinnitus is increasing worldwide along with the aging population.The absence of a gold standard for diagnosis and treatment makes it difficult to assess the health status of a patient with tinnitus.
The aim was to determine the prevalence of tinnitus among older adults in Almaty city and to evaluate the healthcare experience among the respondents who received treatment for tinnitus.
Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among people aged 18 years and above in Almaty city.The data were collected using a questionnaire sent via a Google form and/or as a printed version.Fully completed re-sponses were received from 851 respondents.The questionnaire consists of 31 questions.Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the risk factors of tinnitus.
Results:The prevalence of tinnitus in Almaty was 23.3％.The data showed that smoking and sleep regimen were associated with tinnitus.Older respondents indicated more symptoms associated with tinnitus than younger respondents did.Additional consultation was needed as part of the treatment of tinnitus.In addition,49.4％of the respondents indicated a need of a support group for people with tinnitus.The respondents also indicated that the access to appropriate resources for the treatment of tinnitus was poor.
Conclusion:Similar to other studies,this analysis confirmed that tinnitus is prevalent in the adult population of Almaty city.Future activities should include measures for the improvement of public awareness of the risk factors of tinnitus,and multidisciplinary teamwork among healthcare specialists should be improved.
机标关键词：populationcarealmatyamongcityexperienceprevalencetinnitus
论文发表日期：2024-09-30
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
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