The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study
ObjectivesTo investigate the association between hearing loss and frailty among a group of older community volunteers with mild cognitive impairment.DesignThis study recruited 162 older community volunteers who have mild cognitive impairment and symmetric age-related hearing loss. Participants’ hear...
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| author | Rong Tian Osvaldo P. Almeida Osvaldo P. Almeida Andrew H. Ford Leon Flicker Leon Flicker Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Suzanne Robinson Suzanne Robinson Marshall Makate Simone Pettigrew Sin Huey Lee Ina Dorsheimer Jessica M. Yiannos Libby Crawford Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody |
| author_facet | Rong Tian Osvaldo P. Almeida Osvaldo P. Almeida Andrew H. Ford Leon Flicker Leon Flicker Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Suzanne Robinson Suzanne Robinson Marshall Makate Simone Pettigrew Sin Huey Lee Ina Dorsheimer Jessica M. Yiannos Libby Crawford Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody |
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| description | ObjectivesTo investigate the association between hearing loss and frailty among a group of older community volunteers with mild cognitive impairment.DesignThis study recruited 162 older community volunteers who have mild cognitive impairment and symmetric age-related hearing loss. Participants’ hearing ability (including peripheral hearing, hearing handicap and central auditory processing) and frailty status were assessed and analysed. An independent t-test was conducted to compare hearing performance between frail and non-frail groups.ResultsThere were statistically significant differences between frail and non-frail groups for speech frequency hearing threshold, overall central auditory processing score and hearing handicap score, but not for high frequency hearing threshold.ConclusionFrail individuals exhibit poorer performance in peripheral and central hearing assessments, as well as in self-reported hearing handicap. Future randomised controlled trials are necessary to find out if the correction of hearing loss decreases the proportion of people affected by frailty in later life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59809764554a487b830d81ebe49503782025-08-20T02:41:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Aging2673-62172025-03-01610.3389/fragi.2025.15241861524186The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional studyRong Tian0Osvaldo P. Almeida1Osvaldo P. Almeida2Andrew H. Ford3Leon Flicker4Leon Flicker5Nicola T. Lautenschlager6Nicola T. Lautenschlager7Nicola T. Lautenschlager8Suzanne Robinson9Suzanne Robinson10Marshall Makate11Simone Pettigrew12Sin Huey Lee13Ina Dorsheimer14Jessica M. Yiannos15Libby Crawford16Dona M. P. Jayakody17Dona M. P. Jayakody18Dona M. P. Jayakody19Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaWA Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaWA Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaWA Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOlder Adult Mental Health Program, Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Service, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaenAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, AustraliaDepartment of Health Economics and Data Analytics, Curtin University, Perth, WA, AustraliaThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia0Murdoch University, Perth, WA, AustraliaEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, AustraliaEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, AustraliaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia1Ear Sciences Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaObjectivesTo investigate the association between hearing loss and frailty among a group of older community volunteers with mild cognitive impairment.DesignThis study recruited 162 older community volunteers who have mild cognitive impairment and symmetric age-related hearing loss. Participants’ hearing ability (including peripheral hearing, hearing handicap and central auditory processing) and frailty status were assessed and analysed. An independent t-test was conducted to compare hearing performance between frail and non-frail groups.ResultsThere were statistically significant differences between frail and non-frail groups for speech frequency hearing threshold, overall central auditory processing score and hearing handicap score, but not for high frequency hearing threshold.ConclusionFrail individuals exhibit poorer performance in peripheral and central hearing assessments, as well as in self-reported hearing handicap. Future randomised controlled trials are necessary to find out if the correction of hearing loss decreases the proportion of people affected by frailty in later life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2025.1524186/fullhearing lossfrailtyhearing handicapcentral auditory processingaging |
| spellingShingle | Rong Tian Osvaldo P. Almeida Osvaldo P. Almeida Andrew H. Ford Leon Flicker Leon Flicker Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Nicola T. Lautenschlager Suzanne Robinson Suzanne Robinson Marshall Makate Simone Pettigrew Sin Huey Lee Ina Dorsheimer Jessica M. Yiannos Libby Crawford Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody Dona M. P. Jayakody The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study Frontiers in Aging hearing loss frailty hearing handicap central auditory processing aging |
| title | The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | The relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | relationship between hearing loss and frailty in older adults at risk of cognitive decline a cross sectional study |
| topic | hearing loss frailty hearing handicap central auditory processing aging |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2025.1524186/full |
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