The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function

The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function

Leire Lodeiro-Fernández, Laura Lorenzo-López, Ana Maseda, Laura Núñez-Naveira, José Luis Rodríguez-Villamil, José Carlos Millán-Calenti Gerontology Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Scien...

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Autores principales: Lodeiro-Fernández L, Lorenzo-López L, Maseda A, Núñez-Naveira L, Rodríguez-Villamil JL, Millán-Calenti JC
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Hearing loss
language
aging
cognitive decline
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:740ef217894345f7a2fb5567e919b30c2021-12-02T06:55:05ZThe impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/740ef217894345f7a2fb5567e919b30c2015-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-impact-of-hearing-loss-on-language-performance-in-older-adults-wit-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Leire Lodeiro-Fernández, Laura Lorenzo-López, Ana Maseda, Laura Núñez-Naveira, José Luis Rodríguez-Villamil, José Carlos Millán-Calenti Gerontology Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, Campus of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain Purpose: The possible relationship between audiometric hearing thresholds and cognitive performance on language tests was analyzed in a cross-sectional cohort of older adults aged ≥65 years (N=98) with different degrees of cognitive impairment.Materials and methods: Participants were distributed into two groups according to Reisberg’s Global Deterioration Scale (GDS): a normal/predementia group (GDS scores 1–3) and a moderate/moderately severe dementia group (GDS scores 4 and 5). Hearing loss (pure-tone audiometry) and receptive and production-based language function (Verbal Fluency Test, Boston Naming Test, and Token Test) were assessed.Results: Results showed that the dementia group achieved significantly lower scores than the predementia group in all language tests. A moderate negative correlation between hearing loss and verbal comprehension (r=-0.298; P<0.003) was observed in the predementia group (r=-0.363; P<0.007). However, no significant relationship between hearing loss and verbal fluency and naming scores was observed, regardless of cognitive impairment.Conclusion: In the predementia group, reduced hearing level partially explains comprehension performance but not language production. In the dementia group, hearing loss cannot be considered as an explanatory factor of poor receptive and production-based language performance. These results are suggestive of cognitive rather than simply auditory problems to explain the language impairment in the elderly. Keywords: auditory impairment, verbal function, aging, cognitionLodeiro-Fernández LLorenzo-López LMaseda ANúñez-Naveira LRodríguez-Villamil JLMillán-Calenti JCDove Medical PressarticleHearing losslanguageagingcognitive declineGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 10, Pp 695-702 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Hearing loss
language
aging
cognitive decline
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle Hearing loss
language
aging
cognitive decline
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Lodeiro-Fernández L
Lorenzo-López L
Maseda A
Núñez-Naveira L
Rodríguez-Villamil JL
Millán-Calenti JC
The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
description Leire Lodeiro-Fernández, Laura Lorenzo-López, Ana Maseda, Laura Núñez-Naveira, José Luis Rodríguez-Villamil, José Carlos Millán-Calenti Gerontology Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, Campus of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain Purpose: The possible relationship between audiometric hearing thresholds and cognitive performance on language tests was analyzed in a cross-sectional cohort of older adults aged ≥65 years (N=98) with different degrees of cognitive impairment.Materials and methods: Participants were distributed into two groups according to Reisberg’s Global Deterioration Scale (GDS): a normal/predementia group (GDS scores 1–3) and a moderate/moderately severe dementia group (GDS scores 4 and 5). Hearing loss (pure-tone audiometry) and receptive and production-based language function (Verbal Fluency Test, Boston Naming Test, and Token Test) were assessed.Results: Results showed that the dementia group achieved significantly lower scores than the predementia group in all language tests. A moderate negative correlation between hearing loss and verbal comprehension (r=-0.298; P<0.003) was observed in the predementia group (r=-0.363; P<0.007). However, no significant relationship between hearing loss and verbal fluency and naming scores was observed, regardless of cognitive impairment.Conclusion: In the predementia group, reduced hearing level partially explains comprehension performance but not language production. In the dementia group, hearing loss cannot be considered as an explanatory factor of poor receptive and production-based language performance. These results are suggestive of cognitive rather than simply auditory problems to explain the language impairment in the elderly. Keywords: auditory impairment, verbal function, aging, cognition
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author Lodeiro-Fernández L
Lorenzo-López L
Maseda A
Núñez-Naveira L
Rodríguez-Villamil JL
Millán-Calenti JC
author_facet Lodeiro-Fernández L
Lorenzo-López L
Maseda A
Núñez-Naveira L
Rodríguez-Villamil JL
Millán-Calenti JC
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title The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
title_short The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
title_full The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
title_fullStr The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
title_full_unstemmed The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
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publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2015
url https://doaj.org/article/740ef217894345f7a2fb5567e919b30c
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