{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,13]],"date-time":"2026-09-13T05:20:06Z","timestamp":1789276806025,"version":"build-2803163510"},"reference-count":35,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"7","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,8]],"date-time":"2019-03-08T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1552003200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["J American Geriatrics Society"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>BACKGROUND\/OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the relationship between self\u2010reported hearing loss and nonfatal fall\u2010related injury in a nationally representative sample of community\u2010dwelling adults living in the United States.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DESIGN<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross\u2010sectional analysis of national survey data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>SETTING<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>National Health Interview Survey (2016).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PARTICIPANTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 30 994 community\u2010dwelling adults in the United States, aged 18 years and older.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MEASUREMENTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We evaluated the association between self\u2010reported hearing loss and nonfatal injury resulting from a fall in the previous 3\u2009months. We used multivariate logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and evaluated effect measure modification by age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The odds of nonfatal fall\u2010related injury were 1.60 times higher among respondents with hearing loss compared to respondents without hearing loss (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.20\u20102.12;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0012). Results were unchanged when adjusting for demographics (OR = 1.59; 95% CI = 1.18\u20102.15;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.002). After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, visual impairment, and limitation caused by nervous system\/sensory organ conditions and depression, anxiety, or another emotional problem, the OR fell to 1.27 (95% CI = 0.92\u20101.74;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.14). In the fully adjusted model, including adjustment for vestibular vertigo, there was little support to link hearing loss and fall\u2010related injury (OR = 1.16; 95% CI = 0.84\u20101.60;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.36). Effect modification by age was not observed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Self\u2010reported hearing loss may be a clinically useful indicator of increased fall risk, but treatment for hearing loss is unlikely to mitigate this risk, given that there is no independent association between self\u2010reported hearing loss and nonfatal falls after accounting for vestibular function and other potential confounders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jgs.15849","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,8]],"date-time":"2019-03-08T10:22:22Z","timestamp":1552040542000},"page":"1410-1416","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Self\u2010Reported Hearing Loss and Nonfatal Fall\u2010Related Injury in a Nationally Representative Sample"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth R.","family":"Heitz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kan Z.","family":"Gianattasio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christina","family":"Prather","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sameera A.","family":"Talegawkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"},{"name":"Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melinda C.","family":"Power","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health  Washington, DC"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Web\u2010Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online].https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/injury\/wisqars\/index.html. Accessed December 12 2018."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199710303371806"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1532-5415.2001.49115.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/PTS.0000000000000084"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.297.1.77"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_7_7_1","first-page":"124","article-title":"Risk factors for falls in the Thai elderly in an urban community","volume":"86","author":"Assantachai P","year":"2003","journal-title":"J Med Assoc Thai"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF03324435"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0714980813000664"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afw022"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcgg.2011.06.006"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinternmed.2011.728"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.maturitas.2011.05.006"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.annepidem.2003.09.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF03324543"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.exger.2012.12.003"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/gerona\/gln015"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.25927"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jnnp.2006.092064"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/TA.0b013e3181e291e9"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005373-198407000-00003"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_22_1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Fact Sheet: Falls Are a MajorThreat for Your Patients [online].https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/steadi\/pdf\/STEADI-FactSheet-MajorThreat-508.pdf. Accessed December 3 2018."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0150939"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2458-5-86"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0176561"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_26_1","unstructured":"National Center for Health Statistics.Survey Description National Health Interview Survey [online].https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/nhis\/about_nhis.htm. Accessed December 12 2018."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_27_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/01.wnl.0000175987.59991.3d"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jnnp-2015-310319"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_29_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjmed.2017.05.048"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamaoto.2018.0039"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1375\/audi.30.2.99"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_32_1","first-page":"65","article-title":"Prevalence, characteristics, and treatment patterns of hearing difficulty in the United States","volume":"144","author":"Mahboubi H","year":"2018","journal-title":"JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_33_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1044\/2017_JSLHR-H-17-0110"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_34_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.maturitas.2012.03.010"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_35_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.168.14.1522"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_36_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ajim.20214"}],"container-title":["Journal of the American Geriatrics Society"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fjgs.15849","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/jgs.15849","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1111\/jgs.15849","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/jgs.15849","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,3]],"date-time":"2025-11-03T15:18:30Z","timestamp":1762183110000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jgs.15849"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,8]]},"references-count":35,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/jgs.15849"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jgs.15849","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0002-8614","1532-5415"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0002-8614","type":"print"},{"value":"1532-5415","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,8]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2018-12-17","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2019-02-04","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2019-03-08","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}