Benova, Lenka, Grundy, Emily and Ploubidis, George B. (2015) Socioeconomic position and health-seeking behavior for hearing loss among older adults in England. Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70 (3). pp. 443-452. ISSN 1079-5014
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Abstract
Objective. To examine whether socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with progression in the health-seeking process for hearing loss. Method. Logistic regression of data from a cross-sectional survey representative of noninstitutionalized, 50 years and older population of England (ELSA wave 2, 2004). Using self-reported hearing difficulty as starting point, we examined the association between SEP and health-seeking behaviors in 6 stages leading to hearing aid acquisition and use. Results. Higher SEP was associated with lower odds of self-reported hearing difficulty, adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.87 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.83–0.91, p < .001). There was marginal negative association between higher SEP and receiving hearing aid recommendation (adjusted OR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.78–0.99, p = .05). SEP was not associated with any other stage of health-seeking behavior. Discussion. Among the noninstitutionalized older population of England, SEP-related inequalities exist in the prevalence of self-reported hearing loss. However, SEP is not strongly associated with progression in the remaining stages of health-seeking process during and after an individual’s contact with the health system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors © CC BY 3.0 |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Sets: | Departments > Social Policy Research centres and groups > ALPHA (Ageing, Lifecourse and Population Health Analysis) |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council |
| Projects: | ES/I903224/1, G0802442 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2014 14:26 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/57506/ |
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