Journal article
Transitions in Hearing Impairment and Psychological Distress in Older Adults
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Although previous research has demonstrated an association between hearing impairment (HI) and psychological distress, less work has explored the effect of transitions in hearing status on distress over time, or the explanatory pathways that may explain this association.
METHOD: We use 2 waves of data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey to examine the effect of HI transitions on changes in distress during 6 years, and …
Authors
Corna LM; Wade TJ; Streiner DL; Cairney J
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 518–525
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
8 2009
DOI
10.1177/070674370905400804
ISSN
0706-7437