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Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study

2023; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 43; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/07334648231212291

1552-4523

Alison Huang, Nicholas S. Reed, Jennifer A. Deal, Michelle Arnold, Sheila Burgard, Theresa H. Chisolm, David Couper, Nancy W. Glynn, Theresa Gmelin, Adele M. Goman, Lisa Gravens‐Mueller, Kathleen M. Hayden, Christine Mitchell, James S. Pankow, James Russell Pike, Jennifer A. Schrack, Victoria A. Sanchez, Josef Coresh, Frank R. Lin,

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Hearing loss is associated with cognitive/physical health; less is known about mental health. We investigated associations between hearing loss severity, depression, and health-related quality of life among older adults with unaided hearing loss. Data ( N = 948) were from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study. Hearing was measured by pure-tone average (PTA), Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) test, and the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S). Outcomes were validated measures of depression and health-related quality of life. Associations were assessed by negative binomial regression. More severe hearing loss was associated with worse physical health–related quality of life (ratio: .98, 95% CI: .96, 1.00). Better QuickSIN was associated with higher mental health–related quality of life (1.01 [1.00, 1.02]). Worse HHIE-S was associated with depression (1.24 [1.16, 1.33]) and worse mental (.97 [.96, .98]) and physical (.95 [ .93, .96]) health–related quality of life. Further work will test effects of hearing intervention on mental health.