Do Communication Patterns Affect the Association between Cognitive Impairment and Hearing Loss among Older Adults in Vietnam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15512857 |
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| Authors | Tran Dai Tri Han (0000-0002-1347-8121, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Keiko Nakamura (0000-0002-9119-4730, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, corresponding author), Kageyoshi Seino (0000-0003-3145-6396, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Kaoruko Seino (Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Vo Nu Hong Duc (0000-0002-8218-5197, Hue University), Thang Van Vo (0000-0003-2018-0371, Hue University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1603-1603 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041603 |
| PMID | 33567657 |
| OpenAlex | W3128763740 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This study examined the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older adults in central Vietnam and the roles of communication (with or without communication devices) in the association between cognitive impairment and hearing loss. This cross-sectional study was performed on 725 randomly selected community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years from Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. Participants attended a face-to-face survey. Sociodemographic characteristics, social interaction with or without communication devices, health status and cognitive function using the Mini-Mental State Examination were reported. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed to quantify the association between hearing loss and cognitive function by frequency of communication with and without devices. Mild and severe cognitive impairment had prevalence rates of 23.6% and 19.3%, respectively. Cognitive impairment was more prevalent among older adults with hearing-loss, vision loss and difficulties with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The association between hearing loss and cognitive impairment was not significant when older adults had frequent communication with others using devices. This study presented the relatively high prevalence of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults in Vietnam. Frequent communication using devices attenuated the association between hearing loss and cognitive impairment
Affect (linguistics · Association (psychology · Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive decline · Cognitive impairment · Cross-sectional study · Dementia · Disease · Hearing loss · Logistic regression · Psychiatry · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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