Leisure activities and psychological wellbeing reduce the risk of cognitive impairment among older adults with hearing difficulty: a longitudinal study in China

Aging has become a global public health concern because of the rapidly increasing number of older adults. As estimated by World Population Prospects, the proportion of people sixty years or more 60 years will double by 2050 [1]. Neurologic problems are linked to aging, with cognitive impairment and hearing loss being the prominent conditions [2]. Currently, the aforesaid issues are highly prevalent among the elderly population [3]. Worldwide, approximately 50 million people suffer from dementia, and this number is likely to increase three-fold by 2050 [4].
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