Familism, Family Cohesion, and Hearing Loss in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Adults

Audiometric hearing loss was strongly associated with greater perceived handicap, and the magnitude of this association was similar across all levels of familism and family cohesion. Consistent with the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework, audiometric thresholds and perceived impact only partially aligned in this cohort, and this relationship was not meaningfully altered by familism or family cohesion. Together, these findings underscore that audiometric thresholds alone do not fully capture the lived impact of hearing loss, as reflected by substantial variability in perceived handicap at similar levels of PTA, and highlight the importance of integrating self-reported experience with clinical history and patient context when identifying need and planning care.

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Ear and Hearing
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001816
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Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
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Abstract

Audiometric hearing loss was strongly associated with greater perceived handicap, and the magnitude of this association was similar across all levels of familism and family cohesion. Consistent with the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework, audiometric thresholds and perceived impact only partially aligned in this cohort, and this relationship was not meaningfully altered by familism or family cohesion. Together, these findings underscore that audiometric thresholds alone do not fully capture the lived impact of hearing loss, as reflected by substantial variability in perceived handicap at similar levels of PTA, and highlight the importance of integrating self-reported experience with clinical history and patient context when identifying need and planning care.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US), Johns Hopkins University (US), University of Miami (US), Illinois College (US), University of California, Irvine (US), San Diego State University (US), University of Illinois Chicago (US), Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (US), University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee (US)
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