Worse Self-Reported Hearing Ability Is Associated With Greater Perceived Physical and Mental Fatigability

Older adults with hearing loss often report higher fatigue due to effortful listening. We evaluated whether self-reported hearing ability is associated with perceived physical and mental fatigability (a more sensitive measure than fatigue) using the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS). Older adults...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2021-12, Vol.5 (Supplement_1), p.155-155
Main Authors: Gmelin, Theresa, Moored, Kyle, Lin, Frank, Golub, Justin, Wojczynski, Mary, Boudreau, Robert, Galvin, Angeline, Glynn, Nancy W
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Summary:Older adults with hearing loss often report higher fatigue due to effortful listening. We evaluated whether self-reported hearing ability is associated with perceived physical and mental fatigability (a more sensitive measure than fatigue) using the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS). Older adults (N=2,558) from the Long Life Family Study Visit 2 (71.5±11.4 years; 54.8% women) completed PFS and self-reported hearing ability (worse=[fair,poor,very poor,deaf] or better=[good, excellent]). Age-adjusted PFS Physical and Mental scores were 2.3 and 2.5 lower, respectively, for worse vs. better hearing (p
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igab046.595