Hearing Status, Loneliness, and Verbal Fluency in Older Adults: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach

Damián Medina-Valdebenito, Tomás Espinoza-Palavicino, Oscar Terán-Mendoza, Vicente Cancino, Juan Barra-Barrera, Doctoral Program in Psychology, Universidad de La Frontera, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad de La Frontera, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad de La Frontera

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on June 15, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesThis study examined the influence of hearing status and loneliness on verbal fluency trajectories in adults aged 60 years and older, assessing their contributions to baseline performance and longitudinal change over time.MethodsData were drawn ...