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Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2026, Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines, 2nd ed.
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GuidelineIntegrated care for older people: guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
Originally developed
Screening followed by provision of hearing aids should be offered to older people for timely identification and management of hearing loss.
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
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Guideline
Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines
Year2019
InstitutionWorld Health Organization