Psychopathological characteristics and its influencing factors in families of presbycusis patients

Abstract

Objective To investigate the psychopathological characteristics in families of presbycusis patients and its influencing factors. Methods The psychopathological characteristics were evaluated with the Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90) Chinese version in 157 families of presbycusis patients(FPP) in the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University from July 2015 to July 2017.Somatization, obsessive-compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism and other were assessed and compared with the Chinese standard norm.The correlation between SCL-90 and related data had also been analyzed.The general information and clinical data of patients were analyzed. Results The SCL-90 score in the FPP group was (146.3±42.8)points.The total score and total average score of SCL-90 had statistically significant difference between the FPP group and the Chinese standard group(t=14.557, 14.765, all P<0.05). The scores of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression and anxiety factors in the FPP group were higher than those in the Chinese standard group(t=5.417, 13.588, 20.857, 22.475, all P<0.05). Age, sleeping condition, educational level, hearing aids and the level of patients' hearing loss were correlated with the total score of SCL-90(TSCL-90) in FPP(all P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age(t=2.550, P<0.000), the educational level(t=4.087, P<0.000), and the level of patients' hearing loss(t=2.188, P<0.05) were positively correlated with TSCL-90, and sleeping condition(t=-2.004, P<0.05) and hearing aids(t=-4.643, P<0.05) were negatively associated with TSCL-90. Conclusion The psychopathological characteristics are generally poor in families with presbycusis patients, accompanied by obvious depression and anxiety; and age, sleeping condition, educational level, hearing aids and the level of patients' hearing loss are important influencing factors.It is important to pay attention to overall health in families with presbycusis patients. Key words: Presbycusis; Elderly; Family relations; Mental health; Depression; Anxiety; Factors analysis, statistical