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Loneliness and Social Network Characteristics Among Older Adults with Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, A. R., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (in press). Loneliness and Social Network Characteristics Among Older Adults with Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glad196

Background: Hearing loss is linked to loneliness and social isolation, but evidence is typically based on self-reported hearing. This study quantifies the associations of objective and subjective hearing loss with loneliness and social network charac... Read More about Loneliness and Social Network Characteristics Among Older Adults with Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study.

The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Gebreheat, G., Goman, A., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (in press). The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155231189257

Objective. To identify, map and synthesize the extent and nature of existing studies on the use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation. Data sources. A comprehensive literature search was completed between... Read More about The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review.

Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Lin, F. R., Pike, J. R., Albert, M. S., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2023). Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 402(10404), 786-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2823%2901406-x

Background Hearing loss is associated with increased cognitive decline and incident dementia in older adults. We aimed to investigate whether a hearing intervention could reduce cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with hearing loss... Read More about Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (2021)
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Yi, J. S., Garcia Morales, E. E., Betz, J. F., Deal, J. A., Dean, L. T., Du, S., …Nieman, C. L. (2022). Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 77(3), 647-655. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab273

Background To measure the association between individual life-course socioeconomic position (SEP) and hearing aid use, we examined childhood and adulthood socioeconomic variables collected at the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study base... Read More about Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Development and Critical Evaluation of a Condition-Specific Preference-Based Measure Sensitive to Binaural Hearing in Adults: The York Binaural Hearing–Related Quality-of-Life System (2021)
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Summerfield, A. Q., Kitterick, P. T., & Goman, A. M. (2022). Development and Critical Evaluation of a Condition-Specific Preference-Based Measure Sensitive to Binaural Hearing in Adults: The York Binaural Hearing–Related Quality-of-Life System. Ear and Hearing, 43(2), 379-397. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001101

Objectives: The widely-used generic preference-based measures of health-related quality of life—the EuroQol Descriptive System (EQ-5D) and the Health Utilities Index (HUI3)—are limited in their response to technologies that improve hearing. The EQ-... Read More about Development and Critical Evaluation of a Condition-Specific Preference-Based Measure Sensitive to Binaural Hearing in Adults: The York Binaural Hearing–Related Quality-of-Life System.

Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement (2021)
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Goman, A. M., Gao, T., Betz, J., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Lin, F. R., & for the ACHIEVE-P Study Group, . (2021). Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement. Seminars in Hearing, 42(1), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726001

This article aims to evaluate a hearing loss intervention versus an aging education intervention on activity engagement in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders pilot (ACHIEVE-P). Forty adults (70–84 years) with hearing loss recruited f... Read More about Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement.

Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States (2020)
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Suen, J. J., Betz, J., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States. Otology and Neurotology, 42(2), e111-e113. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000002931

Objective: To estimate the national prevalence of asymmetric hearing among adults through applying two distinct audiometric criteria. Study Design: National cross-sectional survey. Setting: Ambulatory examination centers within the Nation... Read More about Prevalence of Asymmetric Hearing Among Adults in the United States.

Long?term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap (2020)
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Kim, A. S., Betz, J. F., Nieman, C. L., Hoyer, M. R., Applebaum, J., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Long?term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap. Laryngoscope, 131(5), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29175

Objectives/Hypothesis Previous research has shown hearing handicap to be reduced following hearing aid use or cochlear implantation in short-to-medium follow-up periods, yet the impact of interventions for hearing loss on hearing handicap in the lon... Read More about Long?term Impact of Hearing Aid Provision or Cochlear Implantation on Hearing Handicap.

Sensory loss - hearing (2020)
Book Chapter
Goman, A., & Lin, F. (2020). Sensory loss - hearing. In C. Brayne, V. L. Feigin, L. J. Launer, & G. Logroscino (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Neurologic and Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology (355-363). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198749493.003.0034

Hearing loss is a major public health issue. Hearing loss increases with age and nearly two-thirds of adults over the age of 70 have hearing loss. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that hearing loss in older adults is strongly and independently... Read More about Sensory loss - hearing.

Prevalence and Population Estimates of Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in US Adolescents (2020)
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Kim, A. S., Betz, J. F., Goman, A. M., Poe, D. S., Reed, N. S., Ward, B. K., & Nieman, C. L. (2020). Prevalence and Population Estimates of Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in US Adolescents. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(8), 763-765. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.0962

Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults (2020)
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Shan, A., Ting, J. S., Price, C., Goman, A. M., Willink, A., Reed, N. S., & Nieman, C. L. (2020). Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 134(5), 387-397. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215120001012

Background Hearing loss affects over 1.3 billion individuals worldwide, with the greatest burden among adults. Little is known regarding the association between adult-onset hearing loss and employment. Methods Seven databases (PubMed, Embase, Co... Read More about Hearing loss and employment: a systematic review of the association between hearing loss and employment among adults.

Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Shukla, A., Harper, M., Pedersen, E., Goman, A., Suen, J. J., Price, C., …Reed, N. S. (2020). Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 622-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820910377

Objective. Social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality and higher health care spending in older adults. Hearing loss is a common condition in older adults and impairs communication and social interactions. The objective o... Read More about Hearing Loss, Loneliness, and Social Isolation: A Systematic Review.

Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing (2020)
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Powell, D. S., Deal, J. A., & Goman, A. M. (2020). Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(1), 67. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3372

Dementia, called the “greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century,” (p2673) occurs in 47 million persons globally. This number is projected to triple by 2050. With no cure and no treatments to alter its natural history, p... Read More about Reconsidering Individuals With Normal Hearing.

Variations in Prevalence and Number of Older Adults With Self-reported Hearing Trouble by Audiometric Hearing Loss and Sociodemographic Characteristics (2019)
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Goman, A. M., Reed, N. S., Lin, F. R., & Willink, A. (2020). Variations in Prevalence and Number of Older Adults With Self-reported Hearing Trouble by Audiometric Hearing Loss and Sociodemographic Characteristics. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(2), 201-203. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3584

Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid Use, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults—Findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS) (2019)
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Shukla, A., Reed, N. S., Armstrong, N. M., Lin, F. R., Deal, J. A., & Goman, A. M. (2021). Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid Use, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults—Findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS). Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 76(3), 518-523. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz128

Objectives Investigate the cross-sectional association between hearing loss (HL), hearing aid use, and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults. Method The analytic sample consisted of 3,188 participants (age range 71–94 years) in... Read More about Hearing Loss, Hearing Aid Use, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults—Findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS).

Prevalence of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults in the United States (2019)
Journal Article
Shan, A., Ward, B. K., Goman, A. M., Betz, J. F., Reed, N. S., Poe, D. S., & Nieman, C. L. (2019). Prevalence of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults in the United States. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 145(10), 974. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.1917

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Long-term subjective loneliness in adults after hearing loss treatment (2019)
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Applebaum, J., Hoyer, M., Betz, J., Lin, F. R., & Goman, A. M. (2019). Long-term subjective loneliness in adults after hearing loss treatment. International Journal of Audiology, 58(8), 464-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2019.1593523

Objective: While hearing loss is associated with loneliness, the long term impact of hearing loss interventions remains unknown. We investigated levels of loneliness in adults at baseline, 6-months, 1-year and 5-years after receiving a hearing aid (H... Read More about Long-term subjective loneliness in adults after hearing loss treatment.

Hearing loss in older adults - From epidemiological insights to national initiatives (2018)
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Goman, A. M., & Lin, F. R. (2018). Hearing loss in older adults - From epidemiological insights to national initiatives. Hearing Research, 369, 29-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2018.03.031

The broader implications of hearing loss for the health and functioning of older adults have begun to be demonstrated in epidemiologic studies. These research findings on the association between hearing loss and poorer health outcomes have formed the... Read More about Hearing loss in older adults - From epidemiological insights to national initiatives.

Prevalence of potential hybrid and conventional cochlear implant candidates based on audiometric profile (2018)
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Goman, A. M., Dunn, C. C., Gantz, B. J., & Lin, F. R. (2018). Prevalence of potential hybrid and conventional cochlear implant candidates based on audiometric profile. Otology and Neurotology, 39(4), 515-517. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000001728

Letter to the editor.

Hearing Loss Among Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2018)
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Sterling, M. R., Lin, F. R., Jannat-Khah, D. P., Goman, A. M., Echeverria, S. E., & Safford, M. M. (2018). Hearing Loss Among Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 144(3), 273. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2979

Hearing loss is common among older adults in the United States1 and is associated with coronary heart disease and its risk factors.2 Yet, the prevalence of hearing loss among adults with heart failure (HF) has not been well described. Heart failur... Read More about Hearing Loss Among Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.