Determinants of hearing aid use among older Americans with hearing loss

MM McKee, HJ Choi, S Wilson… - The …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Hearing loss (HL) is common among older adults and
is associated with significant psychosocial, cognitive, and physical sequelae. Hearing aids …

Characteristics and health outcomes associated with hearing loss and hearing aid use among older adults

TS Wells, LD Nickels, SR Rush… - Journal of aging …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: This study recruited older adults to explore physical and psychosocial
conditions and other health outcomes associated with hearing loss (HL) and hearing aid …

Factors associated with hearing aid use among Medicare beneficiaries

L Assi, NS Reed, CL Nieman, A Willink - Innovation in Aging, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives In the United States, up to two-thirds of older adults
have hearing loss. Untreated hearing loss can have significant health outcomes, yet less …

Longitudinal relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive function in older Americans

A Maharani, P Dawes, J Nazroo… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To test whether hearing aid use alters cognitive trajectories in older adults.
Design US population‐based longitudinal cohort study Setting Data were drawn from the …

Low prevalence of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss: the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study

MM Popelka, KJ Cruickshanks, TL Wiley… - Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence of hearing aid use among older adults with
hearing loss and to identify factors associated with those currently using hearing aids …

Hearing difficulties, uptake, and outcomes of hearing aids in people 85 years of age

M Öberg, J Marcusson, K Nägga… - International journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate self-reported hearing difficulties, uptake,
and hearing-aid outcomes and their relationships to demographic, cognitive, psychosocial …

Corrected and uncorrected hearing impairment in older Canadians

LM Corna, TJ Wade, DL Streiner, J Cairney - Gerontology, 2009 - karger.com
Background: Hearing impairment (HI) is a common chronic condition in later life, but one that
can often be improved with the use of a hearing aid. However, a distinction is not often made …

Factors affecting hearing aid adoption and use: a qualitative study

NE Gallagher, JV Woodside - Journal of the American …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Despite a high prevalence of age-related hearing loss in older people, there is an
unexplained low level of hearing aid adoption and use. Further research is required to …

Age-related hearing loss and the factors determining continued usage of hearing aids among elderly community-dwelling residents

K Mizutari, T Michikawa, H Saito, Y Okamoto… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
While hearing aids are recommended for people with age-related hearing loss, many with
impaired hearing do not use them. In this study, we investigated how many elderly people in …

Hearing aid prevalence and factors related to use among older adults from the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos

ML Arnold, K Hyer, BJ Small, T Chisolm… - … –Head & Neck …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hearing loss is highly prevalent in the rapidly growing and aging
Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. However, little is known or understood …