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View article: Hearing Intervention, Social Isolation, and Loneliness
Hearing Intervention, Social Isolation, and Loneliness Open
Importance Promoting social connection among older adults is a public health priority. Addressing hearing loss may reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Objective To describe the effect of a best-practice hearing inter…
View article: Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial
Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial Open
BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is associated with restricted physical activity (PA) and impaired physical functioning, yet the relationship between severity of hearing impairment (HI) and novel PA measures in older adults with untreated HI is no…
View article: Cognitive benefits of hearing intervention vary by risk of cognitive decline: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial
Cognitive benefits of hearing intervention vary by risk of cognitive decline: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial Open
INTRODUCTION Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) trial suggest hearing intervention may not reduce 3‐year cognitive decline in all older adults with hearing loss but may be beneficial in certain group…
View article: Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: A Secondary Analysis of the <scp>ACHIEVE</scp> Study
Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: A Secondary Analysis of the <span>ACHIEVE</span> Study Open
Background Hearing loss is prevalent in older adults and is associated with reduced daily physical activity, but whether hearing intervention attenuates declines in physical activity is unknown. We investigated the 3‐year effect of a heari…
View article: Race and Incident Dementia Among Older Black and Older White Men
Race and Incident Dementia Among Older Black and Older White Men Open
The objective of this study was to determine if racial differences exist between older Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and White (NHW) men in incident dementia over 11 years (2011–2022) in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). The a…
View article: Analysis of the Trusted Inertial Terrain-Aided Navigation Measurement Function
Analysis of the Trusted Inertial Terrain-Aided Navigation Measurement Function Open
The trusted inertial terrain-aided navigation (TITAN) algorithm leverages an airborne vertical synthetic aperture radar to measure the range to the closest ground points along several prescribed iso-Doppler contours. These TITAN minimum-ra…
View article: A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults
A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults Open
Importance: Health-related quality of life is a critical health outcome and a clinically important patient-reported outcome in clinical trials. Hearing loss is associated with poorer health-related quality-of-life in older adults. Objectiv…
View article: STUDY DESIGN OF THE AGING AND COGNITIVE HEALTH EVALUATION IN ELDERS (ACHIEVE) AND ACHIEVE-MRI STUDY
STUDY DESIGN OF THE AGING AND COGNITIVE HEALTH EVALUATION IN ELDERS (ACHIEVE) AND ACHIEVE-MRI STUDY Open
This presentation describes the study design of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study and the ACHIEVE-MRI sub-study. The ACHIEVE study (n=977) is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial testing the effect o…
View article: Effect of hearing intervention on three‐year change in brain morphology
Effect of hearing intervention on three‐year change in brain morphology Open
Background Prior longitudinal studies among older adults have documented associations between hearing loss and changes in brain morphology. Whether interventions involving hearing aids can reduce age‐related atrophy is unknown. A substudy …
View article: Effect of a hearing intervention on 3‐year cognitive change is greater among older adults at high risk of cognitive decline: ACHIEVE randomized trial
Effect of a hearing intervention on 3‐year cognitive change is greater among older adults at high risk of cognitive decline: ACHIEVE randomized trial Open
Background The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE, Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT03243422) randomized trial investigated the effect of hearing intervention versus health education control on 3‐year cognitive chang…
View article: STUDY DESIGN OF THE AGING AND COGNITIVE HEALTH EVALUATION IN ELDERS (ACHIEVE) TRIAL
STUDY DESIGN OF THE AGING AND COGNITIVE HEALTH EVALUATION IN ELDERS (ACHIEVE) TRIAL Open
This presentation describes the design, interventions, participants, and primary and exploratory outcomes of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study. The ACHIEVE study is a multicenter, randomized controlled tri…
View article: EFFECTS OF HEARING INTERVENTION ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION: FINDINGS OF THE ACHIEVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL
EFFECTS OF HEARING INTERVENTION ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION: FINDINGS OF THE ACHIEVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL Open
This session examines the long-term effect of hearing intervention on physical activity and function. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) randomized controlled trial (2018-2022) is a multi-center randomized contro…
View article: MULTISENSORY LOSS AND DEPRESSION IN THE ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK IN COMMUNITIES NEUROCOGNITIVE STUDY (ARIC-NCS)
MULTISENSORY LOSS AND DEPRESSION IN THE ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK IN COMMUNITIES NEUROCOGNITIVE STUDY (ARIC-NCS) Open
Multisensory loss is a potentially modifiable risk factor for depression, but population-level evidence is lacking. This study quantified the association between multisensory loss across four senses (hearing, vision, smell, touch) and depr…
View article: HEARING AID USE, COGNITIVE MEASURES, AND SPEECH-IN-NOISE PERFORMANCE: FINDINGS FROM THE ACHIEVE STUDY
HEARING AID USE, COGNITIVE MEASURES, AND SPEECH-IN-NOISE PERFORMANCE: FINDINGS FROM THE ACHIEVE STUDY Open
There is a paucity of information on how measures of cognition, brain structure, audition, and sociodemographic (e.g., education) affect changes in speech-in-noise performance, a priority for communication, with hearing aids over time. The…
View article: A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults
A Hearing Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults Open
Importance Health-related quality of life is a critical health outcome and a clinically important patient-reported outcome in clinical trials. Hearing loss is associated with poorer health-related quality-of-life in older adults. Objective…
View article: Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Persons Living With Dementia in the US
Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use Among Persons Living With Dementia in the US Open
Importance Dementia and hearing loss are prevalent and represent public health priorities, but little is known about the prevalence of hearing loss among persons living with dementia at a population level. Objective To estimate the prevale…
View article: The relationship between 10-year changes in cognitive ability and subsequent mortality: findings from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) trial
The relationship between 10-year changes in cognitive ability and subsequent mortality: findings from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) trial Open
Cognitive ability and cognitive decline are related to mortality in older adults. Cognitive interventions have been found to improve cognitive performance and slow cognitive decline in later life. However, the longitudinal effects of cogni…
View article: Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial
Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial Open
BACKGROUND: The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Study was designed to determine the effects of a best-practice hearing intervention on cognitive decline among community-dwelling older adults. Here, we conducted a …
View article: Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the <scp>ACHIEVE</scp> randomized controlled trial
Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the <span>ACHIEVE</span> randomized controlled trial Open
Background The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Study was designed to determine the effects of a best‐practice hearing intervention on cognitive decline among community‐dwelling older adults. Here, we conducted a s…
View article: Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial
Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial Open
Background Hearing loss is associated with restricted physical activity (PA) and impaired physical functioning, yet the relationship between severity of hearing impairment (HI) and novel PA measures in older adults with untreated HI is not…
View article: Vision and hearing difficulty and effects of cognitive training in older adults
Vision and hearing difficulty and effects of cognitive training in older adults Open
BACKGROUND Cognitive training is delivered visually and aurally. It is unknown whether self‐reported sensory difficulty modifies the effects of cognitive training on cognition. METHODS Participants ( N = 2788) in the Advanced Cognitive Tra…
View article: Description of the Baseline Audiologic Characteristics of the Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study
Description of the Baseline Audiologic Characteristics of the Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study Open
Purpose: The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study is a randomized clinical trial designed to determine the effects of a best-practice hearing intervention versus a successful aging health education control interv…
View article: Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline
Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline Open
INTRODUCTION Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and independently associated with cognitive decline. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study is a multicenter randomized control trial (partially …
View article: Hearing loss and dementia in older adults: A narrative review
Hearing loss and dementia in older adults: A narrative review Open
The prevalence of hearing loss is high among older adults; globally, 65% of adults over 60 years have hearing loss. Over the past decade, evidence from epidemiologic studies has linked hearing loss to nearly two times greater risk of demen…
View article: Hearing loss and cognition: A protocol for ensuring speech understanding before neurocognitive assessment
Hearing loss and cognition: A protocol for ensuring speech understanding before neurocognitive assessment Open
INTRODUCTION Many neurocognitive evaluations involve auditory stimuli, yet there are no standard testing guidelines for individuals with hearing loss. The ensuring speech understanding (ESU) test was developed to confirm speech understandi…
View article: Effects of hearing intervention on cognitive decline: Results of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) randomized trial
Effects of hearing intervention on cognitive decline: Results of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) randomized trial Open
Background Hearing loss is associated with greater cognitive decline and incident dementia. Whether hearing intervention could reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss is unknown. Method The ACHIEVE study is a randomized …
View article: EFFECT OF HEARING INTERVENTION ON SOCIAL FUNCTION, DEPRESSION, AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS
EFFECT OF HEARING INTERVENTION ON SOCIAL FUNCTION, DEPRESSION, AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS Open
Prior observational studies show associations between hearing loss and worse social and mental health among older adults. Whether hearing loss treatment is an effective intervention is unknown. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in …