Open AccessCognitive Improvement After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults With Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Controlled, Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Griet Mertens,
Ellen Andries,
Annes J. Claes,
Vedat Topsakal,
Paul Van de Heyning,
Vincent Van Rompaey,
Miryam Calvino,
Isabel SánchezCuadrado,
Elena Muñoz,
Javiér Gavilán,
Katarzyna Bieńkowska,
Weronika Świerniak,
Piotr H. Skarżyński,
Henryk Skarżyńśki,
Lynne Tapper,
Catherine F. Killan,
Jillian Ridgwell,
Janet McGowan,
Christopher Raine,
Dayse Távora-Vieira,
Roberta Marino,
Aanand Acharya,
Luis Lassaletta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000000962
Subject(s) - cochlear implant , audiology , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , medicine , hearing loss , hospital anxiety and depression scale , geriatric depression scale , cognition , depression (economics) , psychology , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
To compare the cognitive evolution of older adults with severe or profound hearing impairment after cochlear implantation with that of a matched group of older adults with severe hearing impairment who do not receive a cochlear implant (CI).