Effects of Hearing Disability on the Employment Status Using WHODAS 2.0 in Taiwan

doi:10.3390/ijerph17249374

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Title:	Effects of Hearing Disability on the Employment Status Using WHODAS 2.0 in Taiwan
Authors:	Chao, PZ;Huang, SW;Escorpizo, R;Chi, WC;Yen, CF;Liao, HF;Chen, YW;Liou, TH
Keywords:	employment;working status;WHODAS 2;0;ICF;hearing loss;hearing disability
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-08-09T08:07:32Z (UTC)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	The aim of this study was to explore the association between employment status and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, Second Edition (WHODAS 2.0) scores of working-age subjects with hearing impairment. The data of 18,573 working-age subjects (age >= 18 and <65 years) with disabling hearing impairment were obtained from the Taiwan Data Bank of Persons with Disability (TDPD) for the period from 11 July 2012 to 31 October 2018. Demographic data and WHODAS 2.0 scores for each domain were analyzed to identify their relationship with employment status. Unemployed subjects with disabling hearing impairment had higher WHODAS 2.0 scores in all domains compared with the employed subjects. Binary logistic regression revealed that older age, female sex, lower educational level, institutional residence, rural residence, lower family income, and moderate to severe impairment were more strongly associated with unemployment status. The data in this large population-based study offer comprehensive information on important factors associated with the employment status of people with disabling hearing impairment. Early identification of risks of unemployment of patients with hearing impairment can raise awareness for aggressive community and government campaigns regarding public health to improve the self-confidence, social participation, and related psycho-social wellbeing of people.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249374 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000602874000001 https://ir.csmu.edu.tw:8080/handle/310902500/24759
Relation:	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ,2020 ,v17 ,issue 24
Appears in Collections:	[中山醫學大學研究成果] 期刊論文

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