Association of Cognition and Age-Related Hearing Impairment in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence has linked age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) with cognitive decline; however, very few studies (none in the United Kingdom) explore this link in large well-characterized groups of community-dwelling individuals.

Objective

To investigate the link between ARHI and cognitive decline using a cohort of elderly individuals from the United Kingdom and explore untreated hearing loss and social isolation as potential explanations for the observed link.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis of wave 7 (June 2014 through May 2015) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) sampled men and women 50 years or older and living in the United Kingdom in a community setting. Those with a diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer disease,

SUBMITTER: Ray J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233824 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature