What are the Correlates of Hearing Aid Use for People Living With Dementia?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

What are the Correlates of Hearing Aid Use for People Living With Dementia?

Published:2024-03-18 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0898-2643
Container-title:Journal of Aging and Health
language:en
Short-container-title:J Aging Health

Author:

Hooper Emma¹²^ORCID,Brown Laura J. E.¹³^ORCID,Dawes Piers⁴⁵,Leroi Iracema⁶,Armitage Christopher J.³⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2. Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Science, Institute of Health, University of Cumbria, Carlisle, UK

3. Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

4. Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

5. Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR), School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

6. Global Brain Health Institute and School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

7. NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Abstract

Objectives To identify correlates of hearing aid use in people with dementia and age-related hearing loss. Methods Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of predictor variables from 239 participants with dementia and hearing loss in the European SENSE-Cog Randomized Controlled Trial (Cyprus, England, France, Greece, and Ireland). Results In multivariate analysis, four variables were significantly associated with hearing aid use: greater self-perceived hearing difficulties (OR 2.61 [CI 1.04−6.55]), lower hearing acuity (OR .39 [CI .2−.56]), higher cognitive ability (OR 1.19 [CI 1.08−1.31]), and country of residence. Participants in England had significantly increased odds of use compared to Cyprus (OR .36 [CI .14−.96]), France (OR .12 [CI .04−.34]) or Ireland (OR .05 [CI .01−.56]) but not Greece (OR 1.13 [CI .42–3.00]). Conclusions Adapting interventions to account for cognitive ability, country of residence, self-perceived hearing difficulties, and hearing acuity may support hearing aid use in people with dementia.

Funder

The Global Brain Health Institute

Constance Owens Charitable Trust

European Union’s Horizon 2020

The National Institute for Health and Care Research Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration

The National Institute of Health and Care Research Manchester Biomedical Centre

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08982643241238253

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