Karen J Cruickshanks

Biographic Data

ID6056828
NAMEKaren J Cruickshanks
GIVEN NAMESKaren J
FAMILY NAMECruickshanks
SIGNATURECRUICKSHANKS K J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • Associations of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use With Cognition, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Depressive Symptoms

    Open AccessLauren K Dillard, Alex Pinto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2022References: 4

    ObjectivesDetermine associations of hearing loss (HL) and hearing aid (HA) use with cognition, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and depressive symptoms. Methods: Participants were from the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study or Beaver Dam Offspring Study. HL was defined as pure-tone average (.5-4.0 kHz) > 25 dB. A principal component analysis of 5 cognitive tasks measured cognition. The SF-12 measured mental and physical HRQoL. The Centers …

  • The Association of Psychological Well-Being With Sensory and Cognitive Function and Neuronal Health in Aging Adults

    Open AccessNatascha Merten, Aaron Alex Pinto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2021References: 3

    Psychological well-being was associated with sensorineural-cognitive health indicating a potential of PWB interventions for healthy aging

  • Unmet Hearing Health Care Needs

    Scott D Nash, Karen J Cruickshanks et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2013Cited by: 1References: 33

    Objectives. We evaluated the use of hearing health care services (hearing testing and hearing aids) by adults aged 21 to 84 years. Methods. Hearing was tested and medical and hearing health histories were obtained as part of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study between 2005 and 2008 (n = 3285, mean age = 49 years). Results. Of the cohort, 34% (55% of participants aged ≥ 70 years) had a hearing test in the past 5 years. In multivariate modeling, older a…

  • Determinants of Hearing Aid Acquisition in Older Adults

    Mary Fischer, Mary E Fischer et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2011Cited by: 4References: 28

    Objectives. We determined factors associated with hearing aid acquisition in older adults. Methods. We conducted a population-based, prospective study that used information from 3 examinations performed on study participants as part of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study (1993–2005). We included participants (n = 718; mean age = 70.5 years) who exhibited hearing loss at baseline or the first follow-up and had no prior history of hearing aid us…

  • The Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Older Adults

    Dayna S Dalton, Karen J Cruickshanks et al.ARTICLEThe Gerontologist2003

    PURPOSE: The authors investigate the impact of hearing loss on quality of life in a large population of older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS: Data are from the 5-year follow-up Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study, a population-based longitudinal study of age-related hearing impairment conducted in Beaver Dam, WI. Participants (N = 2,688) were 53-97 years old (mean = 69 years) and 42% were male. Difficulties with communication were assessed by using th…

  • Ultraviolet light exposure and lens opacities

    Karen J Cruickshanks, Ronald Klein et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1992References: 25

    OBJECTIVES. Exposure to sunlight may be a risk factor for the development of cataract. The relationships between exposure to sunlight and to the ultraviolet-B (UVB) component of light and the prevalence of lens opacities were examined in the Beaver Dam Eye Study. METHODS. Persons 43 to 84 years of age residing in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, were examined using standardized photographic assessments of lens opacities. A questionnaire about medical histo…