Hearing status in older persons: A Significant determinant of depression and loneliness? Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 316-320

  Pronk, Marieke ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Kramer, Sophia E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Longitudinal; Older persons; Psychosocial health; Speech in noise

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84891098353     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0069)     Document Type: Article

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