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ArticleInnovation in aging2024

Barriers to Hearing Health Care for Aging Adults: Reframing the Conversation.

Catherine Palmer, Lori Zitelli

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Article in Innovation in aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catherine PalmerDepartment of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lori ZitelliDepartment of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Untreated age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is associated with poor health and social outcomes. Treating hearing loss can mitigate these serious issues. Although there are documented barriers to care, we can look at these barriers and potential solutions differently if we view ARHL as a gradual onset, chronic condition. This provides a framework from which to solve problems in line with how other chronic health conditions experienced by aging adults are approached. With this lens, it becomes evident that early identification and treatment of ARHL can be supported by universal senior hearing screening, appropriate Medicare coverage for devices and services, and direct access to audiological care as well as avenues for self-care are necessary ingredients to change the hearing health care landscape.

Indexed as

Age-related hearing lossHearing aidsHearing loss

Identifiers

PMID38660117
PMCPMC11041406
OpenAlexW4393235591

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