Hearing loss and depressive symptoms in older Chinese: whether social isolation plays a role.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing evidence links hearing loss to depressive symptoms, with the extent of association and underlying mechanisms remaining inconclusive. We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and explored whether social isolation mediated the association.

Methods

Eight thousand nine hundred sixty-two participants from Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study were included. Data on self-reported hearing status, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), social isolation and potential confounders were collected by face-to-face interview.

Results

The mean (standard deviation) age of participants was 60.2 (7.8) years. The prevalence of poor and fair hearing was 6.8% and 60.8%, respectively. After adjusting for

SUBMITTER: Huang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature