Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results From the ACHIEVE Trial.

Yurun Cai Pablo Martinez-Amezcua Joshua F BetzTalan ZhangAlison R HuangAmal Asiri Wanigatunga Nancy W GlynnSheila BurgardTheresa H ChisolmJosef CoreshDavid J Couper Jennifer A DealTheresa GmelinAdele M GomanLisa Gravens-MuellerKathleen M HaydenChristine M MitchellThomas MosleyJames S PankowJames Russell Pike Nicholas S ReedVictoria A SanchezFrank R LinJennifer A Schracknull null

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)

Older adults with worse hearing had shifted diurnal patterns and poorer balance performance. Exercise programs should be tailored to older adults with different levels of HI to maintain PA and physical functioning, particularly balance control.

Keyphrases

physical activity
hearing loss
body mass index
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
sleep quality
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
open label
middle aged
resistance training