Subjective hearing handicap is associated with processing speed and visuospatial performance in older adults without severe hearing handicap.
Exp Gerontol
; 156: 111614, 2021 12.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Age-related hearing loss is a common disorder with significant consequences for quality of life. This study assessed the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) and cognition (Mini Mental State Exam; MMSE, Logical Memory; LM, Symbol Search; SS, Stroop Test; ST, and Mental Rotation; MR) to investigate which cognitive domains are most strongly involved with hearing self-assessment in older adults.METHODS:
The HHIE and cognitive measures were administered to 196 older adults (average age = 67.7 ± 4.3 years, male 56, female 140) without cognitive impairment and without severe hearing handicap. We conducted permutation tests of multiple regression analysis of the standardized scores on the HHIE and cognitive tests.RESULTS:
HHIE showed a significant negative correlation between processing speed performance on the SS (standardized ß = -0.095, adjusted p = 0.04) and visuospatial performance on the MR (standardized ß = -0.145, adjusted p = 0.04), and no correlation between the scores of the HHIE and either episodic memory performance on the LM (standardized ß = 0.060, adjusted p = 0.22) or executive function performance on the ST (standardized ß = 0.053, adjusted p = 0.32).CONCLUSION:
People reporting higher hearing handicaps should watch for poor cognitive function in processing speed and visuospatial abilities. These results imply that higher HHIE can have adverse effects on age-related cognitive decline.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Presbiacusia
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Qualidade de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Gerontol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article