Association Between Hearing Loss and Impaired Physical Function, Frailty, and Disability in Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Several studies have examined the association between hearing loss (HL) and physical function, with inconsistent results. Few used pure-tone thresholds and considered possible confounders in the association.

Objective

To examine the association between hearing loss and impaired lower extremity function, frailty syndrome, and disability in older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

The Seniors-ENRICA-2 is a cohort study that was established in 2015-2017 in Spain. The present study was conducted from December 2015 to June 2017. Data were analyzed from January 2, 2021, to March 10, 2021. This cross-sectional analysis included 1644 community-dwelling individuals aged 65 years or older (range, 66-91 years) of both sexes. Participants had hearing threshold m

SUBMITTER: Yevenes-Briones H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature