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Vision and hearing problems and psychosocial outcomes: longitudinal evidence from the German Ageing Survey

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Title: Vision and hearing problems and psychosocial outcomes: longitudinal evidence from the German Ageing Survey
Authors: André Hajek, Razak M. Gyasi, Benedikt Kretzler, Hans‐Helmut König
Source: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Subject Terms: Male, Adult, Aging, Economics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Vision Disorders, Clinical psychology, Macroeconomics, Social Sciences, Social exclusion, Aged, 80 and over [MeSH], Social isolation, Aged [MeSH], Hearing Disorders/epidemiology [MeSH], Loneliness, Vision Disorders/psychology [MeSH], Germany/epidemiology [MeSH], Depression, Male [MeSH], Depression/psychology [MeSH], Vision problems, Female [MeSH], Depression/epidemiology [MeSH], Adult [MeSH], Humans [MeSH], Social contact, Longitudinal Studies [MeSH], Middle Aged [MeSH], Vision Disorders/epidemiology [MeSH], Aging/psychology [MeSH], Hearing Disorders/psychology [MeSH], Social Isolation/psychology [MeSH], Research, Hearing Loss/epidemiology [MeSH], Social embeddedness, Hearing Loss/psychology [MeSH], Hearing problems, Hearing impairment, Loneliness/psychology [MeSH], Visual impairment, Impact of Urban Green Space on Public Health, Germany, Pathology, Humans, Psychology, Longitudinal Studies, 10. No inequality, Hearing Loss, Hearing Disorders, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Psychiatry, Depression (economics), Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, Middle Aged, FOS: Psychology, Social Isolation, Health, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Medicine, Female, Longitudinal study, Impact of Social Factors on Health Outcomes, Gerontology, Psychosocial
Description: PurposeTo examine whether changes in vision and hearing problems are associated with changes in psychosocial outcomes (in terms of depressive symptoms, loneliness, and perceived social isolation).MethodsWe used longitudinal data from the nationally representative German Ageing Survey, which covers individuals aged 43 years and over (wave 6 and wave 7, with 7108 observations and mean age of 67.5 years, SD 10.2 years). The 6-item De Jong Gierveld tool was used to quantify loneliness, the Bude and Lantermann tool was used to quantify perceived social isolation, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (15-item version) was used to quantify depressive symptoms. Self-rated problems reading the newspaper due to vision problems and self-rated difficulties recognizing known people on the street due to vision problems were used to quantify vision problems. In addition, self-rated hearing problems on the telephone and self-rated hearing problems in groups of more than four people were used to quantify hearing problems.ResultsAdjusting for various confounders, longitudinal regressions showed that the onset of major vision problems referring to difficulties recognizing people one knows on the street was associated with increases in loneliness (β = 0.17,p β = 1.90,p β = 0.06,p β = 0.43,p ConclusionOur longitudinal study showed that vision and hearing problems can contribute differently to psychosocial factors. Delaying sensory impairment may result in favorable psychosocial factors in later life.
Document Type: Article
Other literature type
Language: English
ISSN: 1433-9285
0933-7954
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02588-9
DOI: 10.60692/bprs7-bz387
DOI: 10.60692/ezxpq-k2a61
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37980286
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6501883
Rights: CC BY
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....bcc1923cf88d81d2a42b2eff171f2ce5
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:PurposeTo examine whether changes in vision and hearing problems are associated with changes in psychosocial outcomes (in terms of depressive symptoms, loneliness, and perceived social isolation).MethodsWe used longitudinal data from the nationally representative German Ageing Survey, which covers individuals aged 43 years and over (wave 6 and wave 7, with 7108 observations and mean age of 67.5 years, SD 10.2 years). The 6-item De Jong Gierveld tool was used to quantify loneliness, the Bude and Lantermann tool was used to quantify perceived social isolation, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (15-item version) was used to quantify depressive symptoms. Self-rated problems reading the newspaper due to vision problems and self-rated difficulties recognizing known people on the street due to vision problems were used to quantify vision problems. In addition, self-rated hearing problems on the telephone and self-rated hearing problems in groups of more than four people were used to quantify hearing problems.ResultsAdjusting for various confounders, longitudinal regressions showed that the onset of major vision problems referring to difficulties recognizing people one knows on the street was associated with increases in loneliness (β = 0.17,p β = 1.90,p β = 0.06,p β = 0.43,p ConclusionOur longitudinal study showed that vision and hearing problems can contribute differently to psychosocial factors. Delaying sensory impairment may result in favorable psychosocial factors in later life.
ISSN:14339285
09337954
DOI:10.1007/s00127-023-02588-9