Independent associations between loneliness, self-reported hearing loss, and episodic memory: findings from the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA)
Findings suggest that ARHL and loneliness contribute separately to poorer episodic memory in later life. Loneliness and ARHL do not appear to interact in their associations with episodic memory. Further longitudinal and biomarker-informed research is needed to clarify causal pathways linking ARHL with cognitive function in later life.
Authors
- Joanna McHugh Power (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7387-3107)
- Jayne V. Woodside (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-4659)
- Frank Kee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-8167)
- Bernadette McGuinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-5633)
- BRIAN A. LAWLOR (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5012-2116)
- David G. Loughrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-6281)
- Joanne Feeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-2025)
- Charlotte E. Neville
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2584165
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00