Benova, Lenka, Grundy, Emily ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-1116 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 |
Divisions: | Social Policy Lifecourse, Ageing & Population Health |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2014 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2024 10:30 |
Projects: | ES/I903224/1, G0802442 |
Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57506 |
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