18个高收入国家的老年人听力损失和认知功能:缓和和调解因素
Xu Zong1, Huaiyue Wang2, Guoqi Xiao3
1University of Helsinki.
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|November 24, 2025
概括
听力损失显著影响老年人的认知功能,影响记忆力和语言流性. 心理社会因素,如孤立和抑郁症,可能会调解这种关系,突出了早期干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 听力损失是认知障碍的一个显著的,可修改的风险因素.
- 影响这种关系的因素在国际背景下未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 在多个欧洲国家调查老年人听力损失和认知功能之间的关联.
- 检查该协会的人口管理者和心理社会调解者.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自欧洲17个国家和以色列的健康,衰老和退休调查 (SHARE) 的38,506名参与者 (65岁以上) 的数据.
- 采用双机器学习 (DML) 来评估助听器使用和认知功能,测试主持人和调解员.
主要成果:
- 听力损失与时间导向,记忆,计算能力和口语流性方面的表现较差有关.
- 关联因性别,教育和年龄而异,在女性 (口语流) 和受过高等教育的个人 (记忆力) 中观察到的效果更为强烈.
- 孤立,孤独和抑郁症部分介导了听力损失对认知的负面影响.
结论:
- 听力损失在晚年生活中造成了相当大的认知负担,强调了早期检测和干预的必要性.
- 解决听力损失的心理社会后果可能有助于保持认知健康.
- 需要进一步的纵向研究来证实发现并阐明因果途径.
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