Association of Hearing Impairment and Anxiety in Older Adults

Kevin J. Contrera; Josh Betz; Jennifer Deal; Janet S. Choi; Hilsa N. Ayonayon; Tamara Harris; Elizabeth Helzner; Kathryn R. Martin; Kala Mehta; Sheila Pratt; Susan M. Rubin; Suzanne Satterfield; Kristine Yaffe; Eleanor M. Simonsick; Frank R. Lin

doi:10.1177/0898264316634571

Association of Hearing Impairment and Anxiety in Older Adults

Kevin J. Contrera, Josh Betz, Jennifer Deal, Janet S. Choi, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Tamara Harris, Elizabeth Helzner, Kathryn R. Martin, Kala Mehta, Sheila Pratt, Susan M. Rubin, Suzanne Satterfield, Kristine Yaffe, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Frank R. Lin

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Objective: The objective of the study is was investigate the association between hearing impairment and anxiety. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1,732 community-based adults aged 76 to 85 years who participated in the Health Aging and Body Composition (ABC) study. Logistic regression models were adjusted for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Hearing impairment was defined by the speech-frequency pure tone average. Anxiety was defined as reporting two symptoms of at least "a little" or one symptom "quite a bit" on the three-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist. Results: Compared with individuals with no hearing impairment, the odds of prevalent anxiety were higher among individuals with mild hearing impairment (odds ratio [OR] = 1.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.01, 1.73]) and moderate or greater hearing impairment (OR = 1.59, 95% CI = [1.14, 2.22]). Hearing aid use was not significantly associated with lower odds of anxiety. Discussion: Hearing impairment is independently associated with greater odds of anxiety symptoms in older adults.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	172-184
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Aging and Health
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316634571
State	Published - Feb 1 2017

Keywords

anxiety
geriatrics
hearing
mental health

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Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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