Association between Social Activity and Development of Dementia in Hearing Impairment: A Cohort Study in Japan from Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

We aimed to clarify the association between social activity and the development of dementia in older adults by hearing-impaired (HI) status. We applied a community-based prospective cohort study over 6 years as part of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. The study included 53,549 participants...

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Main Authors: Kaori Kojima MS, Eisaku Okada PhD, Toshiyuki Ojima MD, PhD, Jun Aida DDS, PhD, Yoshimune Hiratsuka MD, MPH, PhD, Katsunori Kondo MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-05-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221100621