The longitudinal relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline in tonal language-speaking older adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous longitudinal studies indicate that hearing loss and cognitive impairment are associated in non-tonal language-speaking older adults. This study aimed to investigate whether there is a longitudinal association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults who speak a tonal language.

Methods

Chinese-speaking older adults aged 60 years and above were recruited for baseline and 12 month follow-up measurements. All participants completed a pure tone audiometric hearing test, Hearing Impaired-Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (HI-MoCA), and a Computerized Neuropsychological Test Battery (CANTAB). The De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale was used to measure loneliness, and the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure asp

SUBMITTER: Fu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10063895 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature