ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2011
Hearing impairment and cognitive function among a community-dwelling population in Japan.
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- Association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in the elderly: A systematic review with meta-analysis study.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Age-Related Hearing Loss With Cognitive Function, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Pooled it
- The cognitive cost of age-related hearing loss.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- Hearing loss and cognitive function among older adults in 18 high-income countries: Moderating and Mediating factors.Research square · 2025Article
- Association of Hearing Acuity and Cognitive Function Among a Low-Income Elderly Population in Rural China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
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- Hearing loss and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the role of participation in leisure activities.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognitive Performance.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2020Article
- Longitudinal associations between hearing loss and general cognitive ability: The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936.Psychology and aging · 2019Article
- The Longitudinal Impact of Hearing Impairment on Cognition Differs According to Cognitive Domain.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2016Article
- Relationship between quality of life and restless legs syndrome among a community-dwelling population in Japan.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2016Article
- Body mass index and quality of life among outpatients with schizophrenia in Japan.BMC psychiatry · 2013Article
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.Lancet (London, England) · 2012Article
- Association Between Age-Related Sensory and Metabolic Hearing Loss and Cognitive Performance.Trends in hearingArticle
- Association between Social Activity and Development of Dementia in Hearing Impairment: A Cohort Study in Japan from Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHearing impairment is a prevalent and chronic condition in older people. This study investigated the relationship between cognitive function and hearing impairment in a Japanese population.
methodsA pure-tone average (0.5-2.0 kHz) was used to evaluate hearing impairment in 846 participants of the Iwaki Health Promotion Project who were aged at least 50 years old (310 men and 536 women). We also administered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies for Depression (CES-D) scale, Starkstein's apathy scale (AS) and the Short Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36v2). A multiple linear regression analysis assessed the association between hearing impairment and mental correlates.
resultsThe overall prevalence of hearing impairment in this study population was 37.7%. The participants with hearing impairment were older and less educated compared to those with no hearing problems. We observed significant differences in the MMSE and AS scores between the mild/moderate to severe groups versus the non-impaired group. After adjusting for age, gender and amount of education, hearing impairment was significantly associated with MMSE and AS scores, but not with CES-D scores. Hearing impairment was significantly related to the social functioning (SF) and role emotional (RE) scores of the SF-36v2.
conclusionsHearing impairment is common among older people and is associated with cognitive impairment, apathy and a poor health-related quality of life. Screening for and correcting hearing impairments might improve the quality of life and functional status of older patients.
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