The effect of anxiety and depression on cognition in older adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss

Purpose To evaluate the effect of anxiety and/or depression on cognition in older adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss. Methodology In total, 83 older subjects (age of 55 years or older) with post-lingual, bilateral, severe-to-profound hearing loss were enrolled in this study between April 2014 and March 2021. The Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status for Hearing-impaired individuals (RBANS-H) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to measure cognition and anxiety/depression. Results A multiple linear regression was used to predict the total RBANS-H score based on the total HADS score, years of education and age of the participants. These variables statistically significantly predicted RBANS-H, F (3, 79) = 12.604, p = 0.010, R 2 = 0.324. All three variables added statistically significantly to the prediction, p