title: Hearing loss in persons with psychotic disorder--findings from a population-based survey.
abstract: Hearing impairment is associated with psychotic symptoms, but has not been systematically studied in people with psychotic disorder. We used a population-based sample of 6654 persons aged 30+ to compare hearing, as measured by audiometry, in persons with schizophrenia, other non-affective psychosis and affective psychosis in the general population. The prevalence of hearing impairment did not differ in persons with psychotic disorder compared with the general population. Participants with schizophrenia and affective psychotic disorder had significantly more difficulties to hear in a noisy environment than the general population. Our results suggest that psychotic disorders are associated with minor hearing difficulties but not hearing impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: satu.viertio@thl.fi.
authors.forename: Satu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viertiö
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Jonna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perälä
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland; Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Samuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saarni
authors.affiliation: The Living Conditions, Health and Wellbeing Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland; Department of Social Psychiatry, Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suvisaari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Hearing impairment; Population-based sample; Psychotic disorder; Schizophrenia