Association of Hearing Loss With Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in persons with dementia (PWD) are common and can lead to poor outcomes, such as institutionalization and mortality, and may be exacerbated by sensory loss. Hearing loss is also highly prevalent among older adults, including PWD.

Objective

This study investigated the association between hearing loss and NPS among community- dwelling patients from a tertiary memory care center.

Design, setting, and participants

Participants of this cross-sectional study were patients followed at the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center who underwent audiometric testing during routine clinical practice between October 2014 and January 2017.

Outcome measurements

Included measures were scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire a

SUBMITTER: Kim AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8044263 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature