Objectives To effectively reduce loneliness in older adults, interventions should be based on
firm evidence regarding risk factors for loneliness in that population. This systematic review …

Objective Social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality and higher
health care spending in older adults. Hearing loss is a common condition in older adults and …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Abstract Background and Objectives Studies reporting an association between hearing loss
and depression in older adults are conflicting and warrant a systematic review and meta …

Recent research has linked age-related hearing loss to impaired performance across
cognitive domains and increased risk for dementia diagnosis. The data linking hearing …

Background: Older persons are particularly vulnerable to loneliness because of common
age-related changes and losses. This paper reviews predictors of loneliness in the older …

Objective To determine if age-related hearing loss is associated with social isolation and
whether factors such as age, gender, income, race, or hearing aid use moderated the …

Hearing loss (HL) is highly common in older adulthood, constituting the third most prevalent
chronic health condition in this population. In addition to posing a substantial burden to …

Abstract The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is an ongoing longitudinal study
of older adults in the Netherlands, which started in 1992. LASA is focused on the …

Objectives/Hypothesis To obtain actual status of age‐related hearing loss in a general
unscreened population of older Dutch adults and to investigate whether the prevalence or …