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| Functional status and hearing impairments in women at midlife | | Author(s) | Sandra K Pope, MaryFran Sowers |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 3, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp S190-S194 |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Older women ; Middle aged ; Cognitive processes ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The prevalence is examined of clinically assessed high-frequency hearing impairment (HFHI) and self-reported hearing impairment (SRHI), also the association of these hearing assessments with physical and mental functioning in African American and Caucasian women at mid-life. The sample included 467 women who participated in the Michigan Functioning Substudy of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Outcomes examined were physical and mental functioning from the Medical Outcomes Trust SF-12 Health Survey. HFHI was defined as threshold averages of 25dB or greater over 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz. Prevalence of unilateral HFHI was 26.6% (n=68), and of bilateral HFHI was 12% (n=56). Prevalence of SRHI was 16.7% (n=78), with minimal overlap between HFHI and SRHI (n=36). In multiple variable logistic regression analyses, HFHI in one ear only was not associated with physical or mental functioning and bilateral HFHI was associated with limited mental functioning only. SRHI was associated with limited physical and mental functioning. Poor correlation of HFHI and SRHI in this population, combined with the significant association of SRHI with both measures of functioning indicates that the two methods may be measuring different aspects of impairment. SRHI may facilitate early identification of individuals with hearing and functional limitations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825234 A |
| Classmark | BV: BD: SE: DA: 7T |
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