Impact of hearing difficulty on dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) and mortality: A 3-year cohort study of community-dwelling Japanese older adults

Yamada, Masaya; Nishiwaki, Yuji; Michikawa, Takehiro; Takebayashi, Toru

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2010.04.023

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“…A cascade of social, role, and psychological effects ultimately affects general health perceptions (Figure , Box 4) and HRQoL (Box 5) . These trends have been associated with real declines in activities of daily living and higher mortality .…”

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Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Literature Review and Proposal of a Conceptual Framework

Clark

Yeagle

Arbaje

et al. 2012

J American Geriatrics Society

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Hearing loss is a prevalent consequence of aging and also poses special challenges for older adults. Particularly when superimposed on other age-related conditions, presbycusis (age-related hearing loss) places the older adult at risk for social isolation and associated psychological and general health sequelae. The increasing cognitive demand of verbal communication, as well as the diminished sense of social and physical connectedness, can furthermore contribute to a feeling of vulnerability and poor health that worsens with advancing presbycusis. This cascade of downstream effects of hearing loss has implications for the self-assessment of health related quality of life (HRQL) and resulting estimates of associated costs. There is accumulating evidence of a potential role for cochlear implants (CI) in older adults with poor word understanding despite conventional hearing aid (HA) usage. In our review of the literature we identify strong evidence for the restoration of communication capacity in the deaf and hard of hearing geriatric population, little published work on communication performance in the real world and HRQL, and significant gaps of knowledge regarding how CI rehabilitation interacts with changing psychosocial and functional status. We therefore propose a broader conceptual framework than is currently available for the role of CI rehabilitation in the management of severe-to-profound hearing loss in older adults. We posit that the use of such a model in future investigations is needed to guide multidisciplinary investigations into the unique challenges of hearing loss in older adults as well as open new opportunities for innovation.

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Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Literature Review and Proposal of a Conceptual Framework

Clark

Yeagle

Arbaje

et al. 2012

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…A longitudinal study in Japan found worsening of hearing associated with dependence in activities of daily living and mortality 27 . The authors also observed that the hearing preserved reduced by 4.3% (over 65 years) and 6.3% (over 75 years) the impact on adverse outcomes for health and for individuals with hearing loss were much more inclinable for outcomes death and addiction.…”

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“…A longitudinal study in Japan identified an increase in the prevalence rates of hearing loss from 17.7% to 25.7% with 10 years of increment at the age 27 .…”

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Prevalência de deficiência auditiva referida e fatores associados em uma população de idosos da cidade de Manaus: um estudo de base populacional

Crispim

Ferreira

2015

Rev. CEFAC

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RESUMO: Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de deficiência auditiva referida e fatores associados em idosos da cidade de Manaus. Métodos: realizou-se um estudo seccional de base populacional em 646 sujeitos com 60 anos ou mais entrevistados durante 2013. A amostra foi obtida com o delineamento transversal, com amostragem por conglomerados, dois estágios de seleção e auto ponderada. Os dados foram analisados pelo teste Qui-quadrado e Regressão de Poisson. Resultados: prevalência de perda auditiva referida de 25,7%. Os fatores que se mantiveram significantemente associados após modelo multivariado foram: viver sozinho (RP= 1,34), dependência em Atividades Instrumentais de Vida Diária (RP=1,61), labirintite (RP=1,33), Mal de Parkinson (RP=2,02), dificuldade de compreensão (RP=1,69), deficiência visual (RP=1,94) e dificuldade de comunicação (RP=1,34). Os impactos na comunicação apontaram que a perda auditiva foi 68% maior entre em os indivíduos com dificuldade de fala em comparação aos que não referiram tal dificuldade, reforçando a limitação que a perda auditiva pode trazer à comunicação. Conclusão: a prevalência de perda auditiva entre idosos aponta para a necessidade de se conhecer a magnitude desse déficit para a saúde pública, e contribuir para a construção de estratégias de identificação dessas perdas, possibilitando a minimização desses efeitos neste grupo.

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“…We found that tinnitus, which is a subjective symptom defined as the perception of sound without external auditory stimulus [21], might be causally associated with depressive symptoms in aged men [22]. Self-reported hearing loss as assessed by a single question was associated with dependence in ADL [23] and a decline in Instrumental ADL (a subscale of the TMIG-IC) [24] over the 3-year follow-up period. We considered, therefore, that subjective measures of hearing impairment are also likely to be useful in predicting future declines in the health of older adults.…”

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Prevalence, adverse health, and risk factors in association with sensory impairments: data from a prospective cohort study of older Japanese

Michikawa

2016

Environ Health Prev Med

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Sensory impairments, mainly of vision and hearing, are prevalent among the older adults, and are the leading causes of disability in people aged 60 years and above around the world. However, epidemiological data on sensory impairments (prevalence, association with adverse health outcomes, risk and preventive factors, etc.) in community-dwelling older people are sparse in Japan. Using data from the Kurabuchi Study, a community-based prospective cohort study of adults aged 65 years or older, the author and colleagues estimated the prevalence of sensory impairments in this population. Vision and hearing impairments were associated with adverse health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms, dependence in activities of daily living, and early death. In addition, antioxidants, sunlight exposure, hyperglycaemia, and nutritional status were identified as possible risk or preventive factors for vision and/or hearing impairments. Further research is needed into whether the maintenance or improvement of sensory functions contributes to the extension of disability-free life expectancy.

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Impact of hearing difficulty on dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) and mortality: A 3-year cohort study of community-dwelling Japanese older adults

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Literature Review and Proposal of a Conceptual Framework

Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Literature Review and Proposal of a Conceptual Framework

Prevalência de deficiência auditiva referida e fatores associados em uma população de idosos da cidade de Manaus: um estudo de base populacional

Prevalence, adverse health, and risk factors in association with sensory impairments: data from a prospective cohort study of older Japanese

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