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| Hearing-impaired adults are at increased risk of experiencing emotional distress and social engagement restrictions five years later | | Author(s) | Bamini Gopinath, Louise Hickson, Julie Schneider |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 41, no 5, September 2012 |
| Pages | pp 618-623 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Quality of life ; Self esteem ; Social contacts ; At risk ; Ill health ; Depression ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to assess both cross-sectional and temporal links between measured hearing impairment and self-perceived hearing disability, and health outcomes. 811 Blue Mountains Hearing Study participants (Sydney, Australia) aged 55 years or over were examined twice, in 1997-99 and 2002-04. Hearing levels were measured with pure-tone audiometry. The shortened version of the hearing handicap inventory (HHIE-S) was administered. Scores of 8 or below defined hearing disability. Results showed that baseline hearing impairment was strongly associated with seven of the ten HHIE-S questions five years later. Individuals with and without hearing impairment at baseline reported that they felt embarrassed and/or frustrated by their hearing problem, and that it hampered their personal/social life five years later. Hearing-impaired, compared with non-hearing-impaired adults had a significantly higher risk of developing moderate or severe hearing disability. Cross-sectionally (at wave 2), hearing disability increased the odds of depressive symptoms and low self-rated health by 80 and 46%, respectively. The authors conclude that older, hearing-impaired adults were significantly more likely to experience emotional distress and social engagement restrictions (self-perceived hearing disability) directly due to their hearing impairment. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121005002 A |
| Classmark | BV: F:59: DPA: TOA: CA3: CH: ENR: 7YA |
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