Evaluation of the efficacy of hearing aids in older adults: a multiparametric longitudinal study protocol

Cuda, Domenico; Ghiselli, Sara; Murri, Alessandra

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“…More details about the study design, instruments, timing of assessments and inclusion/exclusion criteria are reported in a previously published study protocol. 18 …”

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“…More details about the study design, instruments, timing of assessments and inclusion/exclusion criteria are reported in a previously published study protocol. 18 In order to investigate the factors influencing the use of HA, the patients were classified in two groups: the USER and NON-USER groups. The USER group was composed of patients who attended the 1-year follow-up visit or those who reported HA use via a structured telephone interview.…”

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Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study

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Soncini,

Fabrizi

et al. 2024

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Objective To investigate which factors influence the adherence to hearing aid (HA) use in elderly patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. Methods This observational, prospective, single-centre study enrolled patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. They were evaluated before and 1 year after having either one or two HAs fitted. Results A total of 86 patients were enrolled in the study and of these 69.8% (60 of 86; USER group) continued to use their HA at 1 year after fitting; six patients had not continued their use (NON-USERS). The USER group was younger than the NON-USER group, but the difference was not significant. The USER group had a significantly better unaided auditory threshold at baseline than the NON-USER group. HA use resulted in improvements in speech audiometry and auditory threshold. There was also a maintenance of cognitive function in the USER group. Conclusion Use of HA for 1 year resulted in improved auditory performance and an absence of a deterioration of cognitive function. Trial registration: This research was retrospectively registered under no. NCT04333043 at ClinicalTrials.gov ( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ ) on the 26 March 2020. This research has been registered with the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Nord under number 104, date of approval 17/07/2017.

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“…More details about the study design, instruments, timing of assessments and inclusion/exclusion criteria are reported in a previously published study protocol. 18 …”

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Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study

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Soncini,

Fabrizi

et al. 2024

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“…More details about study design, instruments, timing of assessment and inclusion/exclusion criteria are reported in our previously published study protocol [10].…”

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Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in elderly subjects: a prospective controlled study

Ghiselli

Soncini

Fabrizi

et al. 2022

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Background: Population ageing is a global phenomenon. Hearing loss prevalence, indeed, increases with age. Hearing loss in elderly deteriorates hearing abilities and consequently cognition, sociality, sensitivity and the quality of life. Different studies reported that hearing aids have a positive effect on the cognitive outcome but most of them do not compare the performances before and after the hearing aids (HA) fitting. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the adherence to HA use in a group of elderly people one year after their first fitting. In particular, we want to analyze which factors influence the adherence. Subsequently, we evaluated the evolution of the different parameters analyzed after one year of HA use. Methods: 86 elderly patients affected by moderate or moderate to severe hearing loss were consecutively recruited. They were evaluated during two assessments: one before (Pre) and one after one year of first HA experience (Post). Audiometric measures, questionnaires and a cognitive test were performed at each assessment. More details about study design and inclusion/exclusion criteria are reported in our previously published study protocol. Results: 69.8% of the participants continued to use HA one year after the first fitting. At the comparisons USERS were younger than NON-USERS. Furthermore users have a statistically better unaided auditory threshold and basic cognitive status. No differences were found in speech audiometry, HHIE and Quality of life score. 39 patients completed Pre and Post evaluations. Significant improvements in speech audiometry and auditory threshold, HHIE, AQoL and IOI-HA score were observed. No difference was found in MOCA score. Conclusions: An high percentage of adherence to HA use has been observed in elderly with moderate or moderate to severe HL. The adherence to HA use is correlated with lower age, lower hearing loss degree, good basal cognitive capacities and better quality of life perception at first fitting. Use of hearing aids over time, leads to an improvement of the auditory performances, a reduction of the effect of the hearing impairment in everyday situations and absence of deterioration of the cognitive functions. Bilateral device users experience better performances and satisfaction than monolateral. Trial registration: This research was retrospectively registered under no. NCT04333043 at ClinicalTrials.gov (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/) on the 26 March 2020. This research has been registered with the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Nord under number 104, date of approval 17/07/2017.

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“…Hearing impairment is considered a global public health crisis (Tordrup et al, 2022), affecting approximately 20.3% (1.59 billion people) of the global population (World Health Organisation, 2021). This percentage increases to between 40% and 60% in people aged 60 years and older (Agrawal et al, 2009; Cuda et al, 2021). Hearing loss is the third leading cause for years lived with disability worldwide (Tordrup et al, 2022), affecting factors such as quality of life (Davis & Hoffman, 2019), communication (Kramer et al, 2002), cognition (Lin, 2011) and social participation (Dalton et al, 2003).…”

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The Association between Hearing Impairment and Postural Stability in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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There is growing evidence linking hearing impairment to higher falls risk through alterations in postural stability, with studies showing mixed results. The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association between hearing impairment and postural instability in older adults, including differences based on severity of hearing impairment. This review was pre-registered in PROSPERO and performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines across six databases. Primary research on adults aged 60 years and older with hearing loss and an objective measure of postural stability or gait were eligible for inclusion. Methodological quality was assessed using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) adapted for cross-sectional studies. Data were analysed using meta-analyses and a narrative synthesis. Inclusion in the meta-analyses required clearly defined audiometrically-assessed hearing impairment, and two subgroups of participants: mild (25–40 dB HL) and moderate to-severe (>40 dB HL) hearing impairment. Twenty-five eligible studies (n = 27,847) were included in the narrative synthesis, with quality ratings ranging from unsatisfactory to very good on the modified NOS. Eight studies were included in the meta-analysis which showed individuals with moderate to-severe hearing impairment were significantly slower on the 5 x sit-to-stand test (mean difference[95%CI] = 0.50 s [0.04, 0.97], p = .03), had a slower gait speed (mean difference[95%CI] = −0.11 s [−0.16, −0.05], p < .001) and had lower total Short Physical Performance Battery scores (mean difference[95%CI] = −0.79[−1.17, −0.41], p < .001) than those with normal hearing. This review provides evidence there is an inverse association between increasing severity of hearing impairment and poorer postural stability across both the meta-analysis and narrative synthesis.

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Evaluation of the efficacy of hearing aids in older adults: a multiparametric longitudinal study protocol

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Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study

Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study

Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in elderly subjects: a prospective controlled study

The Association between Hearing Impairment and Postural Stability in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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