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Hindi Journal of Aging and Geriatric MedicineISSN: 2576-3946
Haruhiko Tokuda Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hearing, Diabetes Mellitus
Haruhiko Tokuda, Department of Clinial Laboratory, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
Biography
Haruhiko Tokuda, working at Department of Clinial Laboratory, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Place of living is Japan, Succesfully Published- Relationship between Hearing Impairment and Frailty in Older Patients with Diabetes Mellitus, Subjects of Specialization- Diabetes Mellitus, Hearing
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Research Article Open Access
Relationship between Hearing Impairment and Frailty in Older Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s): Sayuri Sable-Morita, Saiko Sugiura, Yasue Uchida, Takahisa Tanikawa, Haruhiko Tokuda and Hidenori Arai
Aim: Hearing impairment, diabetes, and frailty have been increasingly prevalent in older people. Recently, the assessment of frailty has been recommended for older patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes increases the risk of hearing impairment, which in turn increases the risk of frailty. However, the relation between hearing impairment and frailty is still unclear in patients with diabetes. Thus, this study aimed to clarify the relationship between hearing impairment and frailty among older patients with diabetes mellitus.
Research design and methods: We used a finger friction test as a simple auditory screening for the assessment of hearing impairment and the Kihon Checklist (KCL for... view more»
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