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Negative consequences of hearing impairment in old age — a longitudinal analysis
Author(s)	William J Strawbridge, Margaret I Wallhagen, Sarah J Shema
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 40, no 3, June 2000
Pages	pp 320-326
Keywords	Hearing Impairment ; Health [elderly] ; Ill health ; Mental health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	To determine whether functional and psychosocial outcomes associated with hearing impairment are a direct result or stem from prevalent comorbidity, the authors analysed the impact of two levels of reported hearing impairment on health and psychosocial functioning one year later with adjustments for baseline chronic conditions. Participants were from the Almeida County Study, California, a longitudinal study of factors related to health and mortality. Physical functioning, mental health and social functioning decreased in a dose-response pattern for those with progressive levels of hearing impairment compared with those reporting no impairment. The results demonstrate an independent impact of hearing impairment on functional outcomes, reveal increasing problems with higher levels of impairment, and support the importance of preventing and treating this highly prevalent condition. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000717230 A
Classmark	BV: CC: CH: D: 3J: 7T
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