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AIDS and behavior

Proximate Context of HIV Stigma and Its Association with HIV Testing in Sierra Leone: A Population-Based Study.

2016

Authors: Kelly JD, Weiser SD, Tsai AC

Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

Efficacy of rivastigmine tartrate, transdermal system, in Alzheimer's disease.

2016

Authors: Nieto RA, Deardorff WJ, Grossberg GT

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Response of Vitamin D Concentration to Vitamin D3 Administration in Older Adults without Sun Exposure: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial.

2016

Authors: Schwartz JB, Kane L, Bikle D

JAMA internal medicine

Risks Associated With Catheters.

2016

Authors: Covinsky KE

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)

Functional decline in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: Results from the functional assessment in liver transplantation (FrAILT) study.

2015

Authors: Lai JC, Dodge JL, Sen S, Covinsky K, Feng S

PLoS medicine

Diversity in Clinical and Biomedical Research: A Promise Yet to Be Fulfilled.

2015

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

A genome-wide association study of asthma symptoms in Latin American children.

2015

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

Hospitalization-Associated Disability in Adults Admitted to a Safety-Net Hospital.

2015

Authors: Chodos AH, Kushel MB, Greysen SR, Guzman D, Kessell ER, Sarkar U, Goldman LE, Critchfield JM, Pierluissi E

PloS one

Powerful Tests for Multi-Marker Association Analysis Using Ensemble Learning.

2015

Authors: Padhukasahasram B, Reddy CK, Levin AM, Burchard EG, Williams LK

Journal of aging and health | Volume 28 of Issue 6

Association of Hearing Loss and Loneliness in Older Adults.

2015

Authors: Sung YK, Li L, Blake C, Betz J, Lin FR

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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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