“Effect of a Community Health Worker–Delivered Personal Sound Amplification Device on Self-Perceived Communication Function in Older Adults With Hearing Loss: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Carrie L. Nieman, Joshua Betz, Emmanuel E. Garcia Morales, PhD2; Jonathan J. Suen, Jami Trumbo, Nicole Marrone, Hae-Ra Han, Sarah L. Szanton, and Frank R. Lin (Vol. 328, No. 23, December 20, 2022, p. 2324-2333).
December 23, 2022
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – December 23, 2022
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October 13, 2021
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – October 13, 2021
A. “Effect of hearing aids on body balance function in non-reverberant condition: A posturographic study,” by Chihiro Ninomiya, Harukazu Hiraumi, Kiyoshi Yonemoto, and Hiroaki Sato (PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258590. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258590, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258590
B. “Longitudinal associations between hearing aid usage and cognition in community-dwelling Japanese older adults with moderate hearing loss,” by Saiko Sugiura, Yukiko Nishita, Yasue Uchida, Mariko Shimono, Hirokazu Suzuki, Masaaki Teranishi, Tsutomu Nakashima, Chikako Tange, Rei Otsuka, Fujiko Ando, and Hiroshi Shimokata (PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258520. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258520, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258520
C. “The effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on older adults’ physical activity: A randomized controlled trial with extended follow-up during COVID-19,” by Tiina Savikangas, Timo Törmäkangas, Anna Tirkkonen, Markku Alen, Roger A. Fielding, Miia Kivipelto, Timo Rantalainen, Anna Stigsdotter Neely, and Sarianna Sipilä (PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258559. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258559, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 20p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258559
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August 19, 2021
CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Article – August 19, 2021
“QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have a Lot of Difficulty Hearing or Cannot Hear at All Even When Using Hearing Aids, by Urbanization Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019,” (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 70, No. 33, August 18, 2021, p. 1127).
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July 29, 2021
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – July 29, 2021
“Hearing Difficulties Among Adults: United States, 2019,” by Jennifer H. Madans, Julie D. Weeks, and Nazik Elgaddal (NCHS Data Brief No. 414, July 2021, HTML and .pdf format, 7p.).
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March 15, 2021
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – March 15, 2021
Note: Check with your organization’s library for availability. “Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019,” (Vol. 397, No. 10278, March 13, 2021, p. 996-1009).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00516-X/fulltext
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August 4, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 4, 2020
A. “Older adults with dual sensory loss in rehabilitation show high functioning and may fare better than those with single sensory loss,” by Andrea Urqueta Alfaro, Dawn M. Guthrie, Cathy McGraw, and Walter Wittich (PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237152. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237152, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 22p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237152
B. “Factors associated with follow-up difficulty in longitudinal studies involving community-dwelling older adults,” by Hisashi Kawai, Manami Ejiri, Harukazu Tsuruta, Yukie Masui, Yutaka Watanabe, Hirohiko Hirano, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara, Masashi Tanaka, and Shuichi Obuchi (PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237166. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237166, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237166
C. “Drug related problems in older adults living with dementia,” by Sirasa Ruangritchankul, Nancye M. Peel, Leila Shafiee Hanjani, and Leonard C. Gray (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0236830. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236830, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 22p.).
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June 17, 2020
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Report – June 17, 2020
“Hearing Difficulty, Vision Trouble, and Balance Problems Among Male Veterans and Nonveterans,” by Jacqueline W. Lucas and Carla E. Zelaya (National Health Statistics Reports No. 142, June 2020, .pdf format, 7p.).
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February 10, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – February 10, 2020
“Role of melatonin in prevention of age-related hearing loss,” by Lucieny Silva Martins Serra, Juliana Gusmão de Araújo, Ana Luiza Sarkis Vieira, Eduardo Magalhães da Silva, Rafael Rocha de Andrade, Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus, and André Luiz Lopes Sampaio (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0228943. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228943, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
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January 27, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – January 27, 2020
“Assessing hearing loss in older adults with a single question and person characteristics; Comparison with pure tone audiometry in the Rotterdam Study,” by Berthe C. Oosterloo, Nienke C. Homans, Rob J. Baatenburg de Jong, M. Arfan Ikram, A. Paul Nagtegaal, and André Goedegebure (PLoS ONE 15(1): e0228349. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228349, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
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March 14, 2019
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – March 14, 2019
“Speech-in-noise representation in the aging midbrain and cortex: Effects of hearing loss,” by Alessandro Presacco, Jonathan Z. Simon, and Samira Anderson ( PLoS ONE 14(3): e0213899. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213899, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 26p.).
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February 13, 2018
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – February 13, 2018
“Hearing impairment increases the risk of distal radius, hip, and spine fractures: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort,” by So Young Kim, Joon Kyu Lee, Songyong Sim, and Hyo Geun Choi (PLoS ONE 13(2): e0192820. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
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June 23, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 23, 2017
A. “Severe hearing impairment and risk of depression: A national cohort study,” by So Young Kim, Hyung-Jong Kim, Eun-Kyu Park, Jiwon Joe, Songyong Sim, and Hyo Geun Choi (PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179973. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179973, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0179973
B. “Healthy aging of the left ventricle in relationship to cardiovascular risk factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA),” by Chia-Ying Liu, Shenghan Lai, Nadine Kawel-Boehm, Harjit Chahal, Bharath Ambale-Venkatesh, Joao A. C. Lima, and David A. Bluemke (PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179947. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179947, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
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November 16, 2016
May 5, 2016
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – May 5, 2016
“The Health and Well-Being of Older Adults with Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI) in Four Countries,” by Dawn M. Guthrie, Anja Declercq, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Brant E. Fries, and John P. Hirdes (PLoS ONE 11(5): e0155073. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155073, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 17p.).
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September 17, 2015
September 9, 2015
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 9, 2015
“Soybean {beta}-Conglycinin Prevents Age-Related Hearing Impairment,” by Tohru Tanigawa, Rei Shibata, Kazuhisa Kondo, Nobuyuki Katahira, Takahiro Kambara, Yoko Inoue, Hiroshi Nonoyama, Yuichiro Horibe, Hiromi Ueda, and Toyoaki Murohara (PLoS ONE 10(9): e0137493. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137493, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
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March 3, 2015
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 3, 2015
A. “Predicting Cognitive Function from Clinical Measures of Physical Function and Health Status in Older Adults,” by Niousha Bolandzadeh, Konrad Kording, Nicole Salowitz, Jennifer C. Davis, Liang Hsu, Alison Chan, Devika Sharma, Gunnar Blohm, and Teresa Liu-Ambrose (PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119075. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119075, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0119075
B. “Functional Changes in the Human Auditory Cortex in Ageing,” by Oliver Profant, Jaroslav Tintera, Zuzana Balogova, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Milan Jilek, and Josef Syka (PLoS ONE 10(3): e0116692. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116692, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
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September 18, 2014
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 18, 2014
“Relation between Speech-in-Noise Threshold, Hearing Loss and Cognition from 40–69 Years of Age,” by David R. Moore, Mark Edmondson-Jones, Piers Dawes, Heather Fortnum, Abby McCormack, Robert H. Pierzycki, and Kevin J. Munro (PLoS ONE 9(9): e107720. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107720, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
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July 8, 2014
CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Reports – July 8, 2014
A. “Commission on Hearing Loss: Final Report,” (July 2014, .pdf format, 38p.).
www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/commission_on_hearing_loss_final_report
B. “Community Matters: Making our Communities Ready for Ageing – a call to action,” by David Sinclair and Jessica Watson (July 2014, .pdf format, 58p.).
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May 19, 2014
CAAR – National Research Council Monograph – May 19, 2014
Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary, Tracy A. Lustig and Steve Olson, Rapporteur (National Academies Press, 978-0-309-30226-5, .pdf and OpenBook format, 120p.). Ordering information for a print copy is available at athe site. Note: NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
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September 24, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 24, 2013
A. “Motor Timing Deficits in Sequential Movements in Parkinson Disease Are Related to Action Planning: A Motor Imagery Study,” by Laura Avanzino, Elisa Pelosin, Davide Martino, and Giovanni Abbruzzese (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75454. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075454, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075454
B. “Huperzine A for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials,” by Guoyan Yang, Yuyi Wang, Jinzhou Tian, and Jian-Ping Liu (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074916, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074916
C. “Age-Related Hearing Loss and the Factors Determining Continued Usage of Hearing Aids among Elderly Community-Dwelling Residents,” by Kunio Mizutari, Takehiro Michikawa, Hideyuki Saito, Yasuhide Okamoto, Chieko Enomoto, Toru Takebayashi, Kaoru Ogawa, and Yuji Nishiwaki (PLoS ONE 8(9): e73622. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073622, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073756
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June 7, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 7, 2013
A. “MRI Markers for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparisons between White Matter Integrity and Gray Matter Volume Measurements,” Yu Zhang, Norbert Schuff, Monica Camacho, Linda L. Chao, Thomas P. Fletcher, Kristine Yaffe, Susan C. Woolley, Catherine Madison, Howard J. Rosen, Bruce L. Miller, amd Michael W. Weiner (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66367. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066367, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066367
B. “Computational Design of New Peptide Inhibitors for Amyloid Beta (Abeta) Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Application of a Novel Methodology,” by Gozde Eskici and Mert Gur (PLoS ONE 8(6): e66178. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066178, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066178
C. “Unintended Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs on the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Jun Wang, Zhong Zhao, Emi Lin, Wei Zhao, Xianjuan Qian, Daniel Freire, Amanda E. Bilski, Alice Cheng, Prashant Vempati, Lap Ho, Kenjiro Ono, Masahito Yamada, and Giulio M. Pasinetti (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65232. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065232, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065232
D. “The Amyloid-{beta}-SDR5C1(ABAD) Interaction Does Not Mediate a Specific Inhibition of Mitochondrial RNase P,” by Elisa Vilardo and Walter Rossmanith (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65609. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065609, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065609
E. “How Well Can Centenarians Hear?” by Zhongping Mao, Lijun Zhao, Lichun Pu, Mingxiao Wang, Qian Zhang, and David Z. Z. He (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65565. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065565, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065565
F. “Frailty in Old Age Is Associated with Decreased Interleukin-12/23 Production in Response to Toll-Like Receptor Ligation,” by Nathalie Compte, Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Michel Vanhaeverbeek, Sandra De Breucker, Joel Tassignon, Anne Trelcat, Thierry Pepersack, and Stanislas Goriely (PLoS ONE 8(6): e65325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065325, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065325
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October 26, 2012
CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – October 26, 2012
“Genetic variation linked to age-related hearing loss,” (October 25, 2012).
www.nia.nih.gov/newsroom/announcements/2012/10/genetic-variation-linked-age-related-hearing-loss
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