The Association Between Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Loss of Usual Source of Health Care Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries: Evidence From the National Health and Aging Trends Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The purpose of the study is to investigate the association of hearing loss (HL) with maintaining a usual source of care (USOC).

Research design and methods

In this study we implemented a time-to-event analysis using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally representative study of older Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. The study sample included 2 114 older adults, aged 65+ years, 58.9% female, 20.4% Black, who reported having a USOC during the baseline round of NHATS and who remained community-dwelling during the 2011-2018 study period. Based on self-report measures at baseline, individuals' hearing status was classified into 3 categories: no HL, treated HL (hearing aids users), and untreated HL (nonheari

SUBMITTER: Garcia Morales E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9999675 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature