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Sheila R. Pratt
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 66
Citations - 1683
Sheila R. Pratt is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hearing loss & Aphasia. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 59 publications receiving 1373 citations. Previous affiliations of Sheila R. Pratt include University of Wisconsin-Madison & Veterans Health Administration.
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Hearing Impairment and Incident Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study
Jennifer A. Deal,Josh Betz,Kristine Yaffe,Tamara B. Harris,Elizabeth Purchase-Helzner,Suzanne Satterfield,Sheila R. Pratt,Nandini Govil,Eleanor M. Simonsick,Frank R. Lin +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the association of age-related peripheral hearing impairment (HI) with incident dementia and with domain-specific cognitive decline in memory, perceptual speed, and processing speed was quantified.
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Defining aphasia: Some theoretical and clinical implications of operating from a formal definition
TL;DR: In this paper, a formal definition of aphasia is proposed, which meets the specific requirements of a scientific definition: criteria for group membership and the assumed mechanisms for these criteria.
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Association of Hearing Impairment with Declines in Physical Functioning and the Risk of Disability in Older Adults
David Chen,Joshua Betz,Kristine Yaffe,Hilsa N. Ayonayon,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Kathryn R. Martin,Tamara B. Harris,Elizabeth Purchase-Helzner,Suzanne Satterfield,Qian-Li Xue,Sheila R. Pratt,Eleanor M. Simonsick,Frank R. Lin +12 more
TL;DR: Hearing impairment is independently associated with poorer objective physical functioning in older adults, and a 31% increased risk for incident disability and need for nursing care in women.
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Speech recognition abilities in noise for children with severe-to-profound unilateral hearing impairment.
TL;DR: The children with unilateral hearing impairment require a more advantageous listening condition to perform equally as well as their normally hearing counterparts.
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Association of Hearing Impairment and Mortality in Older Adults
Dane J. Genther,Joshua Betz,Sheila R. Pratt,S. B. Kritchevsky,Kathryn R. Martin,Tamara B. Harris,Elizabeth Helzner,Suzanne Satterfield,Qian-Li Xue,Kristine Yaffe,Eleanor M. Simonsick,Frank R. Lin +11 more
TL;DR: HI in older adults is associated with increased mortality, independent of demographics and cardiovascular risk factors, and whether these pathways might be amenable to hearing rehabilitation is necessary.