| Title: | On the relationship between functional hearing and depression |
| Journal: | International Journal of Audiology |
| Published: | 12 Jun 2015 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26070470/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2015.1046503 |
| Citations: | 43 (3 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 1664
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To establish the effect of self-rated and measured functional hearing on depression, taking age and gender into account. Additionally, the study investigates if hearing-aid usage mitigates the effect, and if other physical health problems and social engagement confound it.</p>
DESIGN: Cross-sectional data from the UK Biobank resource, including subjective and behavioural measures of functional hearing and multifactorial measures of depressive episodes and symptoms, were accessed and analysed using multi-regression analyses.</p>
STUDY SAMPLE: Over 100 000 community-dwelling, 39-70 year-old volunteers.</p>
RESULTS: Irrespective of measurement method, poor functional hearing was significantly (p < 0.001) associated with higher levels of depressive episodes (≤ 0.16 factor scores) and depressive symptoms (≤ 0.30 factor scores) when controlling for age and gender. Associations were stronger for subjective reports, for depressive symptoms, and the younger participants. Females generally reported higher levels of depression. Hearing-aid usage did not show a mitigating effect on the associations. Other physical health problems particularly partially confounded the effects.</p>
CONCLUSION: Data support an association between functional hearing and depression that is stronger in the younger participants (40-49 years old) and for milder depression. The association was not alleviated by hearing-aid usage, but was partially confounded by other physical health problems.</p>
5 Authors
- Gitte Keidser
- Mark Seeto
- Mary Rudner
- Staffan Hygge
- Jerker Rönnberg
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 3572 | The impact of hearing difficulty and hearing aids on depression and fluid intelligence |
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