New horizons in holistic, person-centred health promotion for hearing healthcare

DW Maidment, MI Wallhagen, K Dowd, P Mick… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Over the course of a lifetime, the risk of experiencing multiple chronic conditions
(multimorbidity) increases, necessitating complex healthcare regimens. Healthcare that …

Effect of determinants of health on the hearing care framework: an economic perspective

AM Amlani - Seminars in Hearing, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Hearing care is expanding accessibility to consumers through new service delivery
channels and methods of technology distribution (see Brice et al, this issue). This …

Association between hearing loss and impaired physical function, frailty, and disability in older adults: a cross-sectional study

H Yévenes-Briones, FF Caballero… - … –Head & Neck …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several studies have examined the association between hearing loss (HL) and
physical function, with inconsistent results. Few used pure-tone thresholds and considered …

Activity limitations, use of assistive devices, and mortality and clinical events in 25 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE …

RA Joundi, B Hu, S Rangarajan, DP Leong, S Islam… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The focus of most epidemiological studies has been mortality or clinical events,
with less information on activity limitations related to basic daily functions and their …

Depression and health-related quality of life among older adults with hearing loss in the ACHIEVE Study

AR Huang, NS Reed, JA Deal… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Hearing loss is associated with cognitive/physical health; less is known about mental health.
We investigated associations between hearing loss severity, depression, and health-related …

Concurrent hearing and vision impairment and 8‐year memory decline in community‐dwelling older adults

AR Huang, GW Rebok, BK Swenor… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hearing and vision impairments are risk factors for cognitive decline; less is
known about dual sensory impairment. This study quantifies the association between dual …

Hearing loss and frailty among older adults: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study

S Assi, EEG Morales, BG Windham, FR Lin… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Hearing loss may contribute to frailty through cognitive and physical decline, but
population-based evidence using validated measures remains scarce. We investigated the …

The effect of dual sensory impairment and multimorbidity patterns on functional impairment: a longitudinal cohort of middle-aged and older adults in China

Q Wang, S Zhang, Y Wang, D Zhao, X Chen… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective There is an urgent need to evaluate the contribution of several co-existing
diseases on health. This study aims to explore the combined effect of dual sensory …

Pet ownership and maintenance of physical function in older adults—evidence from the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging (BLSA)

E Friedmann, NR Gee, EM Simonsick, E Barr… - Innovation in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Pet ownership or human–animal interaction has been
associated with better health outcomes in individuals with disease or disability. We …

Neighborhood environment and mental well-being among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of social capital

S Lu, Y Guo, C Chui, Y Liu, OF Chan… - Innovation in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Neighborhood environments are increasingly
recognized as associated with mental well-being among older adults. However, their …