Cognitive performance shows a pooled association of r = .31 with speech-in-noise perception across adult unaided listeners¶

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q3 i2 Across 25 studies collapsing all cognitive subdomains and all SiN conditions, the pooled association between cognitive performance and SiN perception was r = .31. → Dryden Adam 2017

Evidence¶

Dryden Adam 2017¶

Dryden Adam, Allen Harriet A., Henshaw Helen, Heinrich Antje. (2017). The Association Between Cognitive Performance and Speech-in-Noise Perception for Adult Listeners: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Trends in Hearing. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216517744675

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Random-effects meta-analysis (Hedges and Olkin method) of 25 included studies with a pooled sample size of 1,026 listeners; the pooled association was r = .31 with 95% CI [0.23, 0.39], Z = 7.2, p < .001, I2 = 44%. The review reports "an association of .31".

"The analysis of the association between a general measure of cognitive performance and a general measure of SiN perception, when considering the full range of listeners, showed an association of .31."

Discussion¶

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• Degree of unaided hearing loss (normal-to-mild vs normal-to-moderate) does not moderate the cognition–SiN association — related