Abstract Background and Objectives Studies reporting an association between hearing loss
and depression in older adults are conflicting and warrant a systematic review and meta …

Late-life depression occurring in older adults is common, recurrent, and malignant. It is
characterized by affective symptoms, but also cognitive decline, medical comorbidity, and …

Importance Vision impairment (VI) and mental health conditions are highly prevalent among
older adults and are major causes of morbidity and health care expenditures. However …

Background Evidence from previous public health emergencies indicates that adults with
disabilities have higher risk for morbidity (physical and mental) and mortality than adults …

Importance Psychological distress affects health and health care utilization. Hearing loss
(HL) is highly prevalent and undertreated, and it may be a potentially modifiable risk factor …

Background We aimed to identify specific patterns of physical multimorbidity, defined as the
presence of two or more physical long-term conditions, and to examine the extent to which …

Background Although frailty status is dynamic, whether improvements in frailty predict
mortality is unknown. Objective Describe 1‐year changes in a frailty index (FI) and …

Importance Sensory impairments may heighten the risk of premature brain aging. Little is
known regarding the association of sensory impairments with cognitive function and …

Background Hearing impairment associated with old age (presbycusis) is becoming more
common because the population is aging. Methods This review is based on publications …

Background Mortality prediction models are useful to guide clinical decision-making based
on prognosis. The frailty index, which allows prognostication and personalized care …