Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Authors: Schwartz JB, Kane L, Bikle D
JAMA internal medicine
Authors: Covinsky KE
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Authors: Lai JC, Dodge JL, Sen S, Covinsky K, Feng S
PLoS medicine
Authors: Oh SS, Galanter J, Thakur N, Pino-Yanes M, Barcelo NE, White MJ, de Bruin DM, Greenblatt RM, Bibbins-Domingo K, Wu AH, Borrell LN, Gunter C, Powe NR, Burchard EG
BMC genetics
Authors: Costa GN, Dudbridge F, Fiaccone RL, da Silva TM, Conceição JS, Strina A, Figueiredo CA, Magalhães WC, Rodrigues MR, Gouveia MH, Kehdy FS, Horimoto AR, Horta B, Burchard EG, Pino-Yanes M, Del Rio Navarro B, Romieu I, Hancock DB, London S, Lima-Costa MF, Pereira AC, Tarazona E, Rodrigues LC, Barreto ML
Journal of general internal medicine
Authors: Chodos AH, Kushel MB, Greysen SR, Guzman D, Kessell ER, Sarkar U, Goldman LE, Critchfield JM, Pierluissi E
PloS one
Authors: Padhukasahasram B, Reddy CK, Levin AM, Burchard EG, Williams LK
Journal of aging and health | Volume 28 of Issue 6
Authors: Sung YK, Li L, Blake C, Betz J, Lin FR
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study is to determine factors associated with loneliness in older adults presenting for hearing loss treatment.
METHOD
A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of 145 participants (aged 50-94) who presented for hearing aids or cochlear implants and were enrolled in the Studying Multiple Outcomes After Aural Rehabilitative Treatment (SMART) study from 2011 to 2013. Social, communicative, physical, and mental health functioning were assessed using self-administered questionnaires, and loneliness using the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale.
RESULTS
Younger age and greater hearing loss were significantly associated with greater loneliness. Metrics of depressive symptoms and hearing-related quality of life, communication difficulties, and emotional well-being, mental health, and 36-Item Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form (SF-36) scores were moderately or highly correlated with loneliness.
DISCUSSION
Younger age and greater hearing loss are independently associated with higher levels of loneliness in older adults presenting to clinic for hearing loss treatment. Further studies needed to determine whether hearing treatment can reduce loneliness in older adults.
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Neurogenetics
Authors: Winkler EA, Yue JK, McAllister TW, Temkin NR, Oh SS, Burchard EG, Hu D, Ferguson AR, Lingsma HF, Burke JF, Sorani MD, Rosand J, Yuh EL, Barber J, Tarapore PE, Gardner RC, Sharma S, Satris GG, Eng C, Puccio AM, Wang KK, Mukherjee P, Valadka AB, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Authors: Wang CW, Covinsky KE, Feng S, Hayssen H, Segev DL, Lai JC
