How people perceive their own aging may delay (or motivate) engagement in health behaviors in response to age-related decline. Hearing loss is a common, age-related condition but many adults delay help-seeking and underutilize hearing aids. We examined whether gain- and loss-focused Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC) predict interindividual differences in hearing-related health behaviors.
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Discussion
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No actionable clinical change at this stage; findings may inform how audiologists frame conversations about aging to motivate hearing health behaviors, but the study is preliminary and practice guidance awaits replication.
Understanding how age-related self-perceptions drive hearing health behaviors could help clinicians tailor counseling strategies to improve hearing aid uptake and screening adherence in midlife and older patients.
- 01Examines link between self-perceptions of aging gains/losses and hearing health behaviors in midlife and older adults.
- 02Published in Gerontology, suggesting interdisciplinary relevance across audiology and gerontology.
- 03Positive self-perceptions of aging may influence willingness to seek hearing care.
- 04Findings could inform patient counseling and health promotion messaging in audiology clinics.
- 05Does not directly test a clinical intervention; translational value is indirect.
Awareness of age-related gains and losses is associated with engagement in hearing-related health behaviors in midlife and older adults.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42275258
- DOI
- 10.1159/000552795.
- Journal
- Gerontology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Midlife and older adults
- Intervention
- Assessment of self-perceptions of age-related gains and losses
Primary outcomes
Engagement in hearing-related health behaviors
