TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress and prevalence of hearing problems in the Swedish working population
AU - Hasson, Dan
AU - Theorell, Töres
AU - Wallén, Martin Benka
AU - Leineweber, Constanze
AU - Canlon, Barbara
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank Agneta Viberg for excellent technical assistance and Björn Hagerman for the assistance in selecting questionnaire items on hearing problems. We also wish to thank the participants in the SLOSH study and the entire SLOSH study team; Hugo Westerlund, Linda M Hansson, Gabriel Oxenstierna, Anna Nyberg, Cecilia Stenfors, and Martin Hyde. Sources of financial support Funding for the epidemiological study was provided by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS). DH is supported by a grant from FAS Centre for Research on Hearing Problems in Working Life and Tysta Skolan. BC is supported from the Swedish Research Council, FAS Centre for Research on Hearing Problems in Working Life, the Karolinska Institute, and Tysta Skolan. MBW is supported by the FAS Centre for Research on Hearing Problems in Working life.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background: Current human and experimental studies are indicating an association between stress and hearing problems; however potential risk factors have not been established. Hearing problems are projected to become among the top ten disabilities according to the WHO in the near future. Therefore a better understanding of the relationships between stress and hearing is warranted. Here we describe the prevalence of two common hearing problems, i.e. hearing complaints and tinnitus, in relation to different work-and health-related stressors. Methods. A total of 18,734 individuals were invited to participate in the study, out of which 9,756 (52%) enrolled. Results: The results demonstrate a clear and mostly linear relationship between higher prevalence of hearing problems (tinnitus or hearing loss or both) and different stressors, e.g. occupational, poorer self-rated health, long-term illness, poorer sleep quality, and higher burnout scores. Conclusions: The present study unambiguously demonstrates associations between hearing problems and various stressors that have not been previously described for the auditory system. These findings will open new avenues for future investigations.
AB - Background: Current human and experimental studies are indicating an association between stress and hearing problems; however potential risk factors have not been established. Hearing problems are projected to become among the top ten disabilities according to the WHO in the near future. Therefore a better understanding of the relationships between stress and hearing is warranted. Here we describe the prevalence of two common hearing problems, i.e. hearing complaints and tinnitus, in relation to different work-and health-related stressors. Methods. A total of 18,734 individuals were invited to participate in the study, out of which 9,756 (52%) enrolled. Results: The results demonstrate a clear and mostly linear relationship between higher prevalence of hearing problems (tinnitus or hearing loss or both) and different stressors, e.g. occupational, poorer self-rated health, long-term illness, poorer sleep quality, and higher burnout scores. Conclusions: The present study unambiguously demonstrates associations between hearing problems and various stressors that have not been previously described for the auditory system. These findings will open new avenues for future investigations.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-130
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-130
M3 - Article
C2 - 21345187
AN - SCOPUS:79951857526
SN - 1472-698X
VL - 11
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
M1 - 130
ER -