Objective To investigate anxiety and its influencing factors in laborers with high frequency hearing loss, and to provide basis for mental health intervention.
Methods Laborers with high frequency hearing loss (n=108) were invited to the tests including Self-evaluation Anxiety Scale (SAS), and compared with those with normal hearing threshold (n=110).
Results The anxiety score, binaural high frequency average hearing threshold, and prevelance of anxiety symptoms in the laborers with high frequency hearing loss were significantly higher than that of the normal hearing group (t=3.242, t=4.694, χ2=5.893, all P<0.05). The results of non-conditional multiple factor logistic regression analysis showed that elevated binaural frequency average hearing threshold and length of service were the influencing factors of hearing loss.
Conclusion Workers with high frequency hearing loss are more likely to present anxiety symptoms. Therefore, attention should be paid to this laborer group regarding potential mental health issues.
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