Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults

Kevin J. Contrera; Josh Betz; Jennifer A. 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; Melissa Garcia; Eleanor M. Simonsick; Frank R. Lin

doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw005

Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults

Kevin J. Contrera, Josh Betz, Jennifer A. 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, Melissa Garcia, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Frank R. Lin

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Objectives: To better understand the potential impact of hearing impairment (HI) and hearing aid use on emotional vitality and mental health in older adults. Method: We investigated the cross-sectional association of HI with emotional vitality in 1,903 adults aged 76-85 years in the Health ABC study adjusted for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Hearing was defined by the speech frequency pure tone average (no impairment < 25 dB, mild impairment 25-40 dB, and moderate or greater impairment > 40 dB). Emotional vitality was defined as having a high sense of personal mastery, happiness, low depressive symptomatology, and low anxiety. Results: Compared with individuals with no HI, participants with moderate or greater HI had a 23% lower odds of emotional vitality (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.59-0.99). Hearing aid use was not associated with better emotional vitality (OR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.81-1.20). Discussion: HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	400-404
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Volume	71
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw005
State	Published - May 1 2016

Keywords

Anxiety
Depression
Emotional vitality
Hearing
Mental health
Sensory impairment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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Contrera, K. J., Betz, J., Deal, J. A., Choi, J. S., Ayonayon, H. N., Harris, T., Helzner, E., Martin, K. R., Mehta, K., Pratt, S., Rubin, S. M., Satterfield, S., Yaffe, K., Garcia, M., Simonsick, E. M., & Lin, F. R. (2016). Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(3), 400-404. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw005

Contrera, KJ, Betz, J , Deal, JA, Choi, JS, Ayonayon, HN, Harris, T, Helzner, E, Martin, KR, Mehta, K, Pratt, S, Rubin, SM, Satterfield, S, Yaffe, K, Garcia, M, Simonsick, EM & Lin, FR 2016, 'Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults', Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 400-404. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw005

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