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.