GSA 2025 Abstract

Hearing Aid Use and Verbal Fluency as a Measure of Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study Using SHARE Data

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Abstract

Background: Hearing aids may mitigate cognitive decline risk. We analyzed its association with verbal fluency, as a surrogate measure for cognition, using the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) data. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed SHARE Wave 9 (2021–2022) data.

The paper

Yale University

GSA 2025 Abstract, 31 Dec 2025, CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3408