SynthesisFrontiers in public health2024
Does social isolation mediate the association between hearing loss and cognition in adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
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- Hearing Loss as a Potentially Modifiable Marker of Dementia Risk: Neurological Evidence, Uncertainty, and Clinical Interpretation.Neuro-degenerative diseases · 2026Review
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- The Longitudinal Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Cognition and Hearing in Younger and Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Social Network Characteristics and Their Relations to Speech Recognition and Quality of Life in Adult Cochlear Implant Users.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2026Article
- The association between hearing loss in adults and cognitive outcomes: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Hearing Status, Social Engagement, and Longitudinal Changes in Cognition: Results From the Mexican Health and Aging Study.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Hearing loss and loneliness in the development of impaired cognition and dementia in the US All of Us cohort: prospective analyses using electronic health records.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- Hearing Loss and Loneliness in the Development of Impaired Cognition and Dementia in the All of Us Cohort: Prospective Analyses Using Electronic Health Records.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Neuropsychological Assessments to Explore the Cognitive Impact of Cochlear Implants: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Association of social isolation and loneliness with incident cancer in A Population-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Intrinsic capacity and health-promoting lifestyle in older adults: a latent class analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Investigating associations between hearing, cognition, and social isolation using the Hertfordshire Ageing Study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: There has been extensive research on the relationship between hearing and cognitive impairment in older adults but little examination of the role of mediating factors. Social isolation is a potential mediator, occurring because of hearing loss, and contributing to accelerated cognitive decline. Previous systematic reviews on this topic area have not considered the temporal nature of hearing loss and cognitive impairment exclusively or examined potential mediators within a longitudinal study design. Methods: A systematic review was conducted. Electronic searches were performed in Web of Science, PubMed (Medline), Scopus, EMBASE, PsychInfo, and ProQuest (PsychArticles and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses) based on a search string of keywords relating to hearing loss, social isolation, and cognitive impairment/dementia in June 2023. Papers were critically appraised using the CASP checklists for cohort studies. Risk of bias in the selected studies was assessed using the Item Bank for Assessment of Risk of Bias and Precision for Observational Studies of Interventions or Exposures. Results: Eleven of the 15 included studies provide evidence of a dose-dependent association between hearing threshold (40 dB HL or greater) and later cognitive impairment or incident dementia. Only one study included social isolation as a mediator, which was found to not be a significant contributing factor. The meta-analysis of 5 studies pooled hazard ratio for cognitive impairment due to hearing loss is 1.11 (95% CI: 1.06 to 1.15, Conclusion: The analysis of included studies indicate that hearing threshold level affects later cognitive status or dementia diagnosis. There is not enough evidence to determine the role of social isolation as a mediator. Future epidemiology studies need to measure different elements of social isolation and ensure that hearing and cognition are measured at multiple time points.
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