Predictors of Listening-Related Fatigue Across the Adult Life Span

Listening-related fatigue is a potentially serious negative consequence of an aging auditory and cognitive system. However, the impact of age on listening-related fatigue and the factors underpinning any such effect remain unexplored. Using data from a large sample of adults ( N = 281), we conducted a conditional process analysis to examine potential mediators and moderators of age-related changes in listening-related fatigue. Mediation analyses revealed opposing effects of age on listening-related fatigue: Older adults with greater perceived hearing impairment tended to report increased listening-related fatigue. However, aging was otherwise associated with decreased listening-related fatigue via reductions in both mood disturbance and sensory-processing sensitivity. Results suggested that the effect of auditory attention ability on listening-related fatigue was moderated by sensory-processing sensitivity; for individuals with high sensory-processing sensitivity, better auditory attention ability was associated with increased fatigue. These findings shed light on the perceptual, cognitive, and psychological factors underlying age-related changes in listening-related fatigue.

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Predictors of listening-related fatigue across the adult lifespan

10.31234/osf.io/dme4v ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ronan McGarrigle ◽

Sarah Knight ◽

Benjamin Hornsby ◽

Sven Mattys

Keyword(s):

Process Analysis ◽

High Sensitivity ◽

Auditory Attention ◽

Adult Lifespan ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Age Related ◽

Using Data ◽

Conditional Process Analysis ◽

The Impact ◽

Age Related Changes

Listening-related fatigue is a potentially serious negative consequence of an aging auditory and cognitive system. However, the impact of age on listening-related fatigue, and the factors underpinning any such effect, remain unexplored. Using data from a large sample of adults (N = 281), we conducted a conditional process analysis to examine potential mediators and moderators of age-related changes in listening-related fatigue. Mediation analyses revealed opposing effects of age on listening-related fatigue; aging was associated with increased listening-related fatigue for individuals with higher self-reported hearing impairment, but also decreased listening-related fatigue via reductions in mood disturbance and sensory processing sensitivity (‘sensitivity’). Results also suggested that the effect of auditory attention ability on listening-related fatigue was moderated by sensitivity; for individuals with high sensitivity, better auditory attention ability was associated with increased fatigue. These findings shed light on the perceptual, cognitive, and psychological factors underlying age-related changes in listening-related fatigue.

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Beliefs about age-related changes in physical functioning across the adult life span and their relationship with physical activity levels of older adults

Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition ◽

10.1080/13825585.2017.1356903 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 613-631 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tara T Lineweaver ◽

Jennifer Kugler ◽

Alessandra Rabellino ◽

Yannick Stephan

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Life Span ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Adult Life ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Adult Life Span ◽

Age Related ◽

Physical Activity Levels ◽

Age Related Changes

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Risk factors for physical inactivity across the adult life span: the impact of depression

Acta Neuropsychiatrica ◽

10.1017/s092427080003088x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 274-274

Author(s):

J Walker ◽

H Christensen ◽

T Windsor ◽

A George

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Life Span ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Adult Life ◽

Adult Life Span ◽

The Impact

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Abstract T P136: Potential Contributors to the Declining Impact of Stroke Risk Factors with Age: Implications for Stroke Epidemiology in the Elderly

Stroke ◽

10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.tp136 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

George Howard ◽

Mary Cushman ◽

Maciej Banach ◽

Brett M Kissela ◽

David C Goff ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Stroke Risk ◽

Multivariable Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Stroke Risk Factors ◽

Age Related ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Impact ◽

Age Related Changes

Purpose: The importance of stroke research in the elderly is increasing as America is “graying.” For most risk factors for most diseases (including stroke), the magnitude of association with incident events decreases at older ages. Potential changes in the impact of risk factors could be a “true” effect, or could be due to methodological issues such as age-related changes in residual confounding. Methods: REGARDS followed 27,748 stroke-free participants age 45 and over for an average of 5.3 years, during which 715 incident strokes occurred. The association of the “Framingham” risk factors (hypertension [HTN], diabetes, smoking, AFib, LVH and heart disease) with incident stroke risk was assessed in age strata of 45-64 (Young), 65-74 (Middle), and 75+ (Old). For those with and without an “index” risk factor (e.g., HTN), the average number of “other” risk factors was calculated. Results: With the exception of AFib, there was a monotonic decrease in the magnitude of the impact across the age strata, with HTN, diabetes, smoking and LVH even becoming non-significant in the elderly (Figure 1). However, for most factors, the increasing prevalence of other risk factors with age impacts primarily those with the index risk factor absent (Figure 2, example HTN as the “index” risk factor). Discussion: The impact of stroke risk factors substantially declined at older ages. However, this decrease is partially attributable to increases in the prevalence of other risk factors among those without the index risk factor, as there was little change in the prevalence of other risk factors in those with the index risk factor. Hence, the impact of the index risk factor is attenuated by increased risk in the comparison group. If this phenomenon is active with latent risk factors, estimates from multivariable analysis will also decrease with age. A deeper understanding of age-related changes in the impact of risk factors is needed.

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The Impact of Long‐Term Physical Activity on Age‐Related Changes in Protein and Gene Expression

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.1163.21 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Ian R Lanza ◽

Daniel K Short ◽

Kevin R Short ◽

Yan W Asmann ◽

Sreekumar Raghavakaimal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Age Related ◽

The Impact ◽

Age Related Changes

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Are age-related changes in cognitive function driven by age-related changes in sensory processing?

Attention Perception & Psychophysics ◽

10.3758/s13414-012-0406-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 508-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

Larry E. Humes ◽

Thomas A. Busey ◽

James Craig ◽

Diane Kewley-Port

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Function ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Age Related ◽

Age Related Changes

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The impact of Arrenurus danbyensis Mullen (Acari: Prostigmata; Arrenuridae) on a population of Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z84-163 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 62 (6) ◽

pp. 1121-1134 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Bruce P. Smith ◽

Susan B. McIver

Keyword(s):

Egg Production ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Natural Populations ◽

Adult Life ◽

Published Data ◽

Adult Life Span ◽

Coquillettidia Perturbans ◽

Host Seeking ◽

Parasitic Mites ◽

The Impact

Adult Coquillettidia perturbons (Walker) collected in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, from 1978 to 1980 were parasitized by larval Arrenurus danbyensis Mullen. Up to 87.5% of newly emerged mosquitoes were parasitized. The prevalence of parasites on host-seeking mosquitoes rarely exceeded 30%. This discrepancy is not the result of mites dropping off host-seeking mosquitoes. By comparing pairs of samples over the apparent interval of 1 – 2 days between emergence and host-seeking, it is estimated that 42.5% of the newly emerged were not recruited to the host-seeking population. In the laboratory, no significant effect of parasitic mites on the host's adult life-span or blood-meal size was detected, but there was a significant effect on the host's egg production. The distribution of mites on mosquitoes was characterized by combining the Taylor power law and the negative binomial distribution. With this relationship, the effect of mite parasitism on the host's egg production in the laboratory could be extrapolated to estimate this effect on natural populations. In the population studied, egg production is reduced by approximately 5%. Based on published data, egg production in the first gonotrophic cycle of a population of Anopheles crucians Wiedemann is reduced by up to 35%.

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