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Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use and Risk of Incident Dementia
Lily Francis, Sudha S. Seshadri, Lauren K. Dillard, Sharon G. Kujawa, D. Bradley Welling, Richard L. Alcabes, Alexa S. Beiser. JAMA Neurology, 2025-08-18
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
This cohort study compares the risk of incident all-cause dementia among people with hearing loss who use vs do not use hearing aids.
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APA 7th
Francis, L., Seshadri, S. S., Dillard, L. K., Kujawa, S. G., Welling, D. B., Alcabes, R. L., et al. (2025). Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use and Risk of Incident Dementia. JAMA Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713
Vancouver
Francis L, Seshadri SS, Dillard LK, Kujawa SG, Welling DB, Alcabes RL, et al. Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use and Risk of Incident Dementia. JAMA Neurology. 2025. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713. PMID: 40824575.
BibTeX
@article{francis2025-40824575,
author = {Francis, Lily and Seshadri, Sudha S. and Dillard, Lauren K. and Kujawa, Sharon G. and Welling, D. Bradley and Alcabes, Richard L. and Beiser, Alexa S.},
title = {{Self-Reported Hearing Aid Use and Risk of Incident Dementia}},
journal = {JAMA Neurology},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713},
pmid = {40824575},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713}
}
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Key findings
- This cohort study compares the risk of incident all-cause dementia among people with hearing loss who use vs do not use hearing aids.
Why it matters
This cohort study compares the risk of incident all-cause dementia among people with hearing loss who use versus do not use hearing aids. The available text does not report the results, so it cannot yet say whether hearing aid use changes dementia risk.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 56/100
Published in a leading specialty journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (JAMA Neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | JAMA Neurology: journal h-index 235 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 9 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 3.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 5.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 9 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Alexa S. Beiser: h-index 132 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 7 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40824575) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 56 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713
- PubMed: 40824575
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