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| The health impact of a hearing disability on older people in Australia | | Author(s) | Anthony Hogan, Kate O'Loughlin, Peta Miller |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 8, December 2009 |
| Pages | pp 1098-1111 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Ill health ; Mental health [elderly] ; Correlation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A series of studies has proposed that hearing loss has adverse effects for other aspects of health. The health effects associated with self-reported hearing disability on older people (aged 55+) were examined using the 2003 Australian Survey of Disability, Ageing, and Carers (n = 43,233), a weighted population-based survey providing data on self-reported disability and quality of life. Of the estimated 654,113 people reporting hearing disability, 71% experienced limited communication and 60% used hearing aids. Compared with population norms, hearing disability at all levels was associated with poorer physical and mental health scores on the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) measure, especially for people with severe or profound hearing loss, thus suggesting a threshold effect at advanced levels of disability. The data support emerging literature suggesting a causal relationship between hearing disability and quality of life. Prospective studies to further examine this relationship are indicated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100929012 A |
| Classmark | BV: CH: D: 49: 7YA |
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