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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2022

Impact of Sensorineural Hearing Loss during the Pandemic of COVID-19 on the Appearance of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety and Stress.

Emilija M Zivkovic Marinkov, Natasa K Rancic, Dusan R Milisavljevic, Milan D Stankovic, Vuk D Milosevic, Marina M Malobabic, Irena N Popovic, Aleksandra M Ignjatovic, Mila R Bojanovic, Jasmina D Stojanovic

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emilija M Zivkovic MarinkovFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4181-306X
Natasa K RancicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-8472-9282
Dusan R MilisavljevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-0598-2392
Milan D StankovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4256-654X
Vuk D MilosevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2434-8277
Marina M MalobabicClinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-5137-2793
Irena N PopovicSpecial Psyhiatric Hospital Gornja Toponica Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Aleksandra M IgnjatovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2689-8088
Mila R BojanovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Jasmina D StojanovicDepartment of Otorhinolaringology, Clinical Center Kragijevac, 34 000 Kragujevac, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4998-6782
University of Nis · RSUniversity of Kragujevac · RS

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of hearing loss is constantly increasing and according to the World Health Organization, by 2050, 900 million people will suffer from hearing loss. The main Objective of the study was to determine the differences between the severity of the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression in participants with varying degrees of sensorineural hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional aim was to examine the extent and manner in which protective face masks impact the communication of people with hearing loss. Matrials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, which included 160 patients (81 men and 79 women) with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The patients' age range was 50 to 80 years. Depending on the degree of hearing loss or pure-tone threshold, the participants were divided into four groups: mild hearing loss, moderate hearing loss, severe hearing loss and profound hearing loss. The research used the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and a questionnaire in which the participants reported whether surgical face masks (medical three-layer masks) worn by speakers makes communication difficult, to what extent and in what way.

resultsThe average age of the patients was 67.97 ± 8.16. A significant correlation was found between the degree of hearing loss and communication difficulties caused by the use of protective face masks (

conclusionsWe have determined that face masks used during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hamper communication among the study groups (

Indexed as

COVID-19Hearing Loss, SensorineuralAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2anxietybilateral sensorineural hearing impairmentdepressionface masksstress

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PMID35208557
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