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Hearing loss impacts on the use of community and informal supports

Julie Schneider, Bamini Gopinath, Michael J. Karpa, Catherine McMahon, Elena Rochtchina, Stephen Leeder, Philip B. Mitchell

Age and Ageing · 2010 · 93 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

after adjusting for confounding factors, hearing impairment negatively impacted on the independence of older persons by increasing reliance on community or family support.

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The Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Older Adults

Dayna S. Dalton, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Ronald Klein et al. · The Gerontologist · 2003 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study

K. J. Cruickshanks, Terry L. Wiley, T S Tweed et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1998 · 1.1K citations

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Visual Acuity and the Causes of Visual Loss in Australia

Karin Attebo, Paul Mitchell, Wayne Smith · Ophthalmology · 1996 · 803 citations

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Quality-of-Life Changes and Hearing Impairment

Cynthia D. Mulrow · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1990 · 612 citations