Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
JAMA
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2021).
JAMA, 325(12), 1196-1201.
This is an update to a 2012 guideline and provides recommendations for the screening of hearing loss in adults 50 years or older. Recommendations were guided by a systematic review prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Chou, et al., 2011). Please see the Associated Articles section below for more details.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
"The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for hearing loss in older adults" (p. 1196).
