Cargando…

The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis

Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate the association between untreated age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment in Mandarin-speaking older adults living in China. Methods: Older adults (293; 111 males, M = 70.33 ± 4.90 years; 182 females, M = 69.02 ± 4.08 years) were re...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fu, Xinxing, Liu, Bo, Wang, Shuo, Eikelboom, Robert H., Jayakody, Dona M. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34899159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.749273
_version_ 1784613515788550144
author Fu, Xinxing
Liu, Bo
Wang, Shuo
Eikelboom, Robert H.
Jayakody, Dona M. P.
author_facet Fu, Xinxing
Liu, Bo
Wang, Shuo
Eikelboom, Robert H.
Jayakody, Dona M. P.
author_sort Fu, Xinxing
collection PubMed
description Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate the association between untreated age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment in Mandarin-speaking older adults living in China. Methods: Older adults (293; 111 males, M = 70.33 ± 4.90 years; 182 females, M = 69.02 ± 4.08 years) were recruited. All participants completed a pure tone audiometric hearing assessment, Hearing Impairment-Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (HI-MoCA), and a computerized neuropsychology test battery (CANTAB). The Mandarin version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale was used to measure the loneliness, and the Mandarin version of the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure the current severity of a range of symptoms common to depression, stress, and anxiety of the participants. Results: A multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the average of four mid-frequency thresholds in the better ear was related to CANTAB Paired Associates Learning (β = 0.20, p = 0.002), and the global cognitive function score (HI-MoCA) (β = −0.25, p < 0.001). The average of three high frequencies in the better ear was significantly associated with CANTAB Delayed Matching to Sample (β = −0.16, p = 0.008), and Spatial Working Memory (β = 0.17, p = 0.003). Conclusion: The results revealed a significant relationship between age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment in Mandarin-speaking older adults. These research outcomes have clinical implications specifically for hearing health care professionals in China and other populations that speak a tonal language, especially when providing hearing rehabilitation.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8662817
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-86628172021-12-11 The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis Fu, Xinxing Liu, Bo Wang, Shuo Eikelboom, Robert H. Jayakody, Dona M. P. Front Neurosci Neuroscience Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate the association between untreated age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment in Mandarin-speaking older adults living in China. Methods: Older adults (293; 111 males, M = 70.33 ± 4.90 years; 182 females, M = 69.02 ± 4.08 years) were recruited. All participants completed a pure tone audiometric hearing assessment, Hearing Impairment-Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (HI-MoCA), and a computerized neuropsychology test battery (CANTAB). The Mandarin version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale was used to measure the loneliness, and the Mandarin version of the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure the current severity of a range of symptoms common to depression, stress, and anxiety of the participants. Results: A multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the average of four mid-frequency thresholds in the better ear was related to CANTAB Paired Associates Learning (β = 0.20, p = 0.002), and the global cognitive function score (HI-MoCA) (β = −0.25, p < 0.001). The average of three high frequencies in the better ear was significantly associated with CANTAB Delayed Matching to Sample (β = −0.16, p = 0.008), and Spatial Working Memory (β = 0.17, p = 0.003). Conclusion: The results revealed a significant relationship between age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment in Mandarin-speaking older adults. These research outcomes have clinical implications specifically for hearing health care professionals in China and other populations that speak a tonal language, especially when providing hearing rehabilitation. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8662817/ /pubmed/34899159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.749273 Text en Copyright © 2021 Fu, Liu, Wang, Eikelboom and Jayakody. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Neuroscience
Fu, Xinxing
Liu, Bo
Wang, Shuo
Eikelboom, Robert H.
Jayakody, Dona M. P.
The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title_full The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title_fullStr The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title_short The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Elderly Population: The Baseline Analysis
title_sort relationship between hearing loss and cognitive impairment in a chinese elderly population: the baseline analysis
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34899159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.749273
work_keys_str_mv AT fuxinxing therelationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT liubo therelationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT wangshuo therelationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT eikelboomroberth therelationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT jayakodydonamp therelationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT fuxinxing relationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT liubo relationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT wangshuo relationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT eikelboomroberth relationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis
AT jayakodydonamp relationshipbetweenhearinglossandcognitiveimpairmentinachineseelderlypopulationthebaselineanalysis