Social engagement and depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between age-related hearing loss and cognitive status.
Ivy Yan ZhaoLaurence Lloyd B ParialJed MontayreJustin S GolubJanet Ho-Yee NgRobert W SweetowEngle Angela ChanAngela Yee Man LeungPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2023)
Addressing hearing loss, depressive symptoms, and enhancing social engagement should be investigated as a potential means of minimizing cognitive decline. Well-designed studies are needed to comprehensively inform the clinical practice development, particularly large prospective studies that will facilitate further elucidate possible causal mechanisms behind these observed associations.