Open AccessSeverity of age-related hearing loss is associated with impaired activities of daily living
Author(s) -
Bamini Gopinath,
Julie Schneider,
Catherine McMahon,
Erdahl Teber,
Stephen Leeder,
Paul Mitchell
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr155
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , activities of daily living , audiology , gerontology , hearing impaired , pediatrics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy
age-related hearing loss is a common chronic condition; hence, it is important to understand its influence on the functional status of older adults. We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale.
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