Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial.
Victoria A SanchezMichelle L ArnoldEmmanuel E Garcia MoralesNicholas S ReedSarah P FaucetteSheila BurgardHaley N CallowayJosef CoreshJennifer A DealAdele M GomanLisa Gravens-MuellerKathleen M HaydenAlison R HuangChristine M MitchellThomas H MosleyJames S PankowJames Russell PikeJennifer A SchrackLaura SherryJacqueline M WeyckerFrank R LinTheresa H Chisolmnull nullPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Hearing intervention improved self-reported communicative function compared to a control intervention within 6 months and with effects sustained through 3 years. These findings suggest that clinical recommendations for older adults with hearing loss should encourage hearing intervention that could benefit communicative function and potentially have positive downstream effects on other aspects of health.