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Evaluating the Impact of Cochlear Implantation on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
- Source :
- Laryngoscope
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objectives/hypothesis We hypothesize that treating hearing loss through cochlear implantation in older adults will improve cognitive function. Study design Prospective, interventional study. Methods Thirty-seven participants aged 65 years and older who met criteria for cochlear implantation were enrolled. Subjects underwent preoperative cognitive testing with a novel arrangement of standard neuropsychological tests, including tests of general cognition and mood (Mini-Mental Status Exam [MMSE]), tests of verbally based stimuli and responses (Digit Span, Stroop, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R], Hayling Sentence Completion), and comparable visually based tests (Spatial Span, d2 Test of Attention, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test [BVMT], Trails A and B). Testing was repeated 12 months postoperatively. Results One year postoperatively, subjects showed a statistically significant improvement in hearing and on the following tests of cognitive function: concentration performance of the d2 Test of Attention, Hayling Sentence Completion Test, HVLT-R (total and delayed recall), Spatial Span (backward), and Stroop Color Word Test. A subgroup analysis was performed comparing 13 participants with preoperative cognitive impairment (MMSE ≤ 24) to 24 participants with normal cognition (MMSE ≥ 25). In this subgroup analysis, a greater magnitude of improvement was seen in those with impaired cognition, with statistically significant improvement in Digit Span (scaled score), Stroop Word (T-score), Stroop Color-Word (residual and T-score), HVLT-R, and Hayling (overall). All verbally based test scores improved, and 75% of the visually based test scores improved. Conclusions This study demonstrates the cognitive benefits of cochlear implantation in older adults 1 year after surgery. For older adults with cognitive impairment prior to cochlear implantation, the cognitive benefits were even greater than in subjects with normal cognition. Level of evidence 3, nonrandomized controlled cohort Laryngoscope, 2021.
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- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Neuropsychology
Cognition
Neuropsychological Tests
Audiology
Verbal learning
Cochlear Implantation
Article
Sentence completion tests
Cognitive test
Otorhinolaryngology
Memory span
D2 Test of Attention
Humans
Medicine
Prospective Studies
Hearing Loss
business
Aged
Stroop effect
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15314995 and 0023852X
- Volume :
- 132
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Laryngoscope
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....879c5b0c50db81eac05b9db637e2f82e