Country Differences in Older Men’s Hearing Difficulty Disadvantage DOI
Shane D. Burns, Jessica West

Journal of Aging and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 6, 2024

Objectives: Hearing difficulty is prevalent in older adulthood and projected to increase via global aging, particularly among men. Currently, there limited research on how this gender disparity might vary by country. Methods: Using 2018 data ( n = 29,480) from the Health Retirement Study (HRS) international family of studies, we investigate disparities hearing respondents ages 55–89 United States 12,566), Mexico 10,762), Korea 6152) with country-specific ordinal logistic regression models that progressively adjust for demographic, social, health indicators. Results: In States, men’s disadvantage was consistently observed. Mexico, explained interactive effect age group but resurfaced after adjusting comorbidities. Korea, no difference difficulty. Discussion: Our results highlight heterogeneity a diverse aging countries.

Language: Английский

The role of gender in the association between sensory impairments and well-being, depression symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among older adults DOI Creative Commons
Andreas Nielsen Hald,

Freja Nannerup Kjærgaard,

Gert Martin Hald

et al.

Aging & Mental Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 9

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the impact of sensory impairments on well-being, depression symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among older adults, examine whether these associations vary by gender.

Language: Английский

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0
Sensory impairments and depressive symptoms in Europe: a cross-national cohort study DOI Creative Commons
Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Søren Møller, Dorthe Linding Nielsen

et al.

Aging & Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(12), P. 1591 - 1599

Published: May 2, 2024

To investigate the associations between sensory impairments and development of depressive symptoms across sex, age, European regions, to examine mediating role cognitive function, activities daily living (ADL), physical activity.

Language: Английский

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3
Hearing loss in beta‐thalassaemia: An Italian multicentre case–control study DOI
Renzo Manara, Davide Brotto, Maria Rosaria Barillari

et al.

British Journal of Haematology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 204(5), P. 2016 - 2024

Published: March 18, 2024

Despite numerous studies, the true scenario of hearing loss in beta-thalassaemia remains rather nebulous.

Language: Английский

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2
Country Differences in Older Men’s Hearing Difficulty Disadvantage DOI
Shane D. Burns, Jessica West

Journal of Aging and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 6, 2024

Objectives: Hearing difficulty is prevalent in older adulthood and projected to increase via global aging, particularly among men. Currently, there limited research on how this gender disparity might vary by country. Methods: Using 2018 data ( n = 29,480) from the Health Retirement Study (HRS) international family of studies, we investigate disparities hearing respondents ages 55–89 United States 12,566), Mexico 10,762), Korea 6152) with country-specific ordinal logistic regression models that progressively adjust for demographic, social, health indicators. Results: In States, men’s disadvantage was consistently observed. Mexico, explained interactive effect age group but resurfaced after adjusting comorbidities. Korea, no difference difficulty. Discussion: Our results highlight heterogeneity a diverse aging countries.

Language: Английский

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0