ArticleInnovation in aging2024
Factors Associated With Longitudinal Patterns of Hearing Aid Use.
Article in Innovation in aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Changes in attitudes toward hearing loss and hearing aids and their association with hearing‑aid abandonment among experienced older adults hearing‑aid users.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations between speech-in-noise deficits and cognitive function over 8 years: the role of hearing aid use and environmental noise exposure.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Educational Disparities in Age-Related Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Across Age, Gender, and European Region.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Reported Unmet Hearing Aid Need in Older People With Dementia: The US National Core Indicators Survey.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: The objectives of this study are to identify patterns of hearing aid usage among U.S. National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS) participants and to examine users' characteristics associated with each pattern. Research Design and Methods: Using data from 666 adults ages 65 and above from NHATS, we analyzed individuals' self-reported hearing aid use from eight waves of data, 2011-2018, using group-based trajectory modeling to identify clusters of individuals with similar utilization patterns of use over time. Potential risk factors associated with membership to a specific group included baseline sociodemographic characteristics, problems with activities of daily living, presence of a caregiver, and experiencing problems with their hearing aid. We compute and analyze the odds ratios between individuals' baseline characteristics and group membership. Results: We identified three utilization group patterns: continued use ( Discussion and Implications: Nearly a quarter of hearing aid users experience interrupted or ceased use of hearing aids. Socioeconomic factors, such as age, income, and education, may be relevant for how individuals use assistive medical devices over time and could inform policymakers to support maintained use of hearing aids.
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