Can adults living with dementia complete pure-tone audiometry? A systematic review.

Anthea BottCarly MeyerLouise HicksonNancy A Pachana

Published in: International journal of audiology (2019)

Further research is needed in this area, particularly for adults with moderate and severe stages of dementia. Future research should also consider the feasibility of complementary, non-behavioural hearing tests. This systematic review was registered with the PROSPERO database, registration number CRD42017073041.

Keyphrases

systematic review
mild cognitive impairment
cognitive impairment
meta analyses
early onset
current status
high intensity
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
hearing loss