Clinical Trial: Auditory-Cognitive Dual-Task Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing Loss
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Age-related Hearing Loss
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Auditory-Cognitive Dual-Task Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
Background: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a common and irreversible condition that has been recently associated with cognitive decline and dementia.Hence, if ARHL is treated earlier, the risk of dementia might decrease.However, in China, only 0.8% of older adults with hearing loss wore hearing aids, and over two-thirds (67.5%) of older adults with ARHL in Hong Kong had either been formally diagnosed or treated.There is also limited information on the feasibility and efficacy of hearing loss interventions for…
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