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Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort
Jiang F, Mishra SR, Shrestha N, Ozaki A, Virani SS, Bright T, Kuper H, Zhou C et al.. The Lancet. Public health, 2023-04-14
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Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background Dementia and hearing loss are both highly prevalent conditions among older adults. We aimed to examine the association between hearing aid use and risk of all-cause and cause-specific dementia among middle-aged and older-aged adults, and to explore the roles of mediators and moderators in their association. Methods We used data from the UK Biobank, a population-based cohort study, which recruited adults aged 40-69 years between 2006 and 2010 across 22 centres in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Key findings
- We aimed to examine the association between hearing aid use and risk of all-cause and cause-specific dementia among middle-aged and older-aged adults, and to explore the roles of mediators and moderators in their association.
- Methods We used data from the UK Biobank, a population-based cohort study, which recruited adults aged 40-69 years between 2006 and 2010 across 22 centres in England, Scotland, and Wales.
- We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs between self-reported hearing aid use status (hearing loss with or without hearing aids) at baseline and risk of dementia (all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and non-Alzheimer's disease non-vascular dementia).
- Dementia diagnoses were ascertained using hospital records and death-register data.
Why it matters
Using UK Biobank data, this cohort study examined whether hearing aid use was associated with lower risk of all-cause and cause-specific dementia in middle-aged and older adults. It reports an association and does not prove that hearing aids prevent dementia.
Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants25
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 16/100
Retracted — do not rely on it. It scored 42 on the same rubric, but non-peer-reviewed sources are capped at 16, so it shows as 16. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 2 / 10 | Tier 4 — not a peer-reviewed journal (The Lancet. Public health) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Not a journal article, so the journal's record does not count |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 0 / 10 | Retracted — do not rely on it. PubMed indexes it as a Retracted Publication. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2023 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 25 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 81 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 16.2 citations a year over 5 year(s) since 2023 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 11.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 2 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 49 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Dongshan Zhu: h-index 22 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Baylor College of Medicine: institution h-index 1,607 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 3 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 10 institution(s) in 6 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 37062296) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 42 / 100 | Capped to 16 because this is not a peer-reviewed article. |
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- DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00048-8
- PubMed: 37062296
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APA 7th
Jiang, F., Mishra, SR., Shrestha, N., Ozaki, A., Virani, S. S., Bright, T., et al. (2023). Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort. The Lancet. Public health. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00048-8
Vancouver
Jiang F, Mishra SR, Shrestha N, Ozaki A, Virani SS, Bright T, et al. Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort. The Lancet. Public health. 2023. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00048-8. PMID: 37062296.
BibTeX
@article{jiang2023-37062296,
author = {Jiang, F. and Mishra, SR. and Shrestha, N. and Ozaki, A. and Virani, S. S. and Bright, T. and Kuper, H. and Zhou, C. and others},
title = {{Association between hearing aid use and all-cause and cause-specific dementia: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort}},
journal = {The Lancet. Public health},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00048-8},
pmid = {37062296},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00048-8}
}
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