Open AccessAssociation of Hearing Impairment With Higher-Level Physical Functioning and Walking Endurance: Results From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Author(s) -
Pablo MartinezAmezcua,
PeiLun Kuo,
Nicholas Reed,
Eleanor M. Simonsick,
Yuri Agrawal,
Frank R. Lin,
Jennifer A. Deal,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Jennifer Schrack
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glab144
Subject(s) - audiology , medicine , vestibular system , hearing loss , demographics , longitudinal study , hearing level , preferred walking speed , association (psychology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychology , demography , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist
Although hearing impairment (HI) is linked to poorer physical functioning, the longitudinal associations between HI and higher-level functional measures are unclear.