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  1. Powell DS, Garcia Morales E, Pletnikova S, Deal J, Reed N. Self-Report Hearing and Injury or Falls in Older Adults from the National Health and Information Survey. Seminars in Hearing. 2021; 42(1): 66-74.
  2. Powell, D.S., Oh, E.S., Lin, F.R. et al. Hearing Impairment and Cognition in an Aging World. JARO. 2021 Jul. 22(4): 387-403. doi.org/10.1007/s10162-021-00799-y.
  3. Martinez-Amezcua P, Powell D, Kuo P-L, Reed N, Sullivan K, Palta P, et al. Age-related hearing impairment and its association with physical functioning in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. JAMA Netw Open. 2021. June 1;4(6):e2113742. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13742 (study design, statistical interpretation, manuscript preparation and review).
  4. Powell DS, Kuo P, Qureshi R, Coburn S, Knopman D, Palta P, et al. The Relationship of APOE ɛ4, Race, and Sex on Age of Onset and Risk of Dementia. Frontiers in Neurology. 2021. 12: doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.735036.
  5. Powell DS, Brenowitz WD, Yaffe K, Armstrong NM, Reed NS, Lin FR, et al. Examining the Combined Estimated Effects of Hearing Loss and Depressive Symptoms on Risk of Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia. Journal of Gerontology: Series B. 2022 May. 77(5): 839-849. Doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab194
  6. Liu C, Nagarajan N, Assi L, Jiang K, Powell DS, Pedersen E, et al. Assessment of Hearing and Vision Impairment in Cohort Studies Collecting Cognitive Data in Older Adults. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2022. 18(11): 2243-2251 Doi:0.1002/alz.12575 (methodologic design, systematic review, manuscript revision).
  7. Martinez-Amezcua P, Dooley EE, Reed NS, Powell D, Hornikel B, Golub JS, et al. Association of Hearing Impairment and 24-Hour Total Movement Activity in a Representative Sample of US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e222983. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2983. (study design, statistical interpretation, manuscript preparation and review).
  8. Killeen OJ, Xiang X, Powell DS, Reed NS, Deal JA, Swenor BK, et al. Longitudinal Associations of Self-Reported Visual, Hearing, and Dual Sensory Difficulties with Symptoms of Depression Among Older Adults in the United States. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2022. Doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.786244. (statistical interpretation, manuscript preparation and review).
  9. Powell, D.S., Oh, E.S., Reed N.S., Lin, F.R., Deal J.A. Hearing Loss and Cognition: What We Know and Where We Need to Go. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2022. 13:769405; doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.769405.
  10. Powell DS, Betz J, Yaffe K, Kritchevsky SB, Strotmeyer E, Simonsick E, et al. Hearing Loss and Risk of Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults in the Health ABC Study. Frontiers in Epidemiology. Published Online Oct 5, 2022. doi.org/10.3389/fepid.2022.980476.
  11. Jiang K, Armstrong N, Agrawal Y, Gross AL, Schrack JA, Lin FR, Ferrucci L, Resnick SM, Deal JA, Powell DS.(2022). Associations of Audiometric Hearing and Speech-in-Noise Performance with Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). Frontiers in Neurology. 13.1029851.
  12. Wolff JL, DesRoches CM, Amjad H, Burgdorf JG, Caffrey M, Fabius CD, Gleason KT, Lin CT, Nothelle SK, Peereboom D, Powell DS, et al. Catalyzing Dementia Care through the Learning Health System and Consumer Health Information Technology. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2023; 1-11. Doi.10.1002/alz.12918. (conceptualization, data collection, manuscript revision).
  13. Garcia Morales E.E., Assi L., Powell D., Liu K., & Reed N.S. Association between self-report hearing loss and loss of usual source of health care among older Medicare beneficiaries: Evidence from the NHATS. Innovation in Aging. 2023; 72(2). (study design, interpretation of findings, manuscript revision).
  14. Gleason K, Wu MJ, Wec A, Powell DS, Zhang T, Wolff JL. Patient portal use among older adults with diagnosed dementia. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2023; 183(8): 881-883. (statistical analysis and interpretation, data extraction, manuscript preparation).
  15. Powell DS, Garcia-Morales E, Oh E, Deal JA, Samus QM, Wolff JL, et al. Dementia and Hearing Aid Use and Cessation: A National Study. American Journal of Audiology. 2023. Doi: 10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00038.
  16. Gleason, K.T., Wu, MJ, Wec, A., Powell, D.S., Zhang, T., Gamper, MJ, et al. Use of the patient portal among older adults with diagnosed dementia and their care partners. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.  2023; 19: 5663-5671. (data analytics, interpretation, manuscript preparation).
  17.  Zhang, W, Powell, D.S., Garcia-Morales, E.E, Deal, J.A., Reed, N.S. Caregiving Time of Unpaid Family Caregivers Assisting Older Adults with Hearing Difficulty.  Journal of Aging and Health. Oct 2023; Online ahead of print. Doi: 10.1177/08982643231208240.
  18. Anthony, T.*, Assi, S.*, Garcia-Morales, E., Jiang, K., Powell, D., Martinez-Amezcua, P., et al. Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Satisfaction with Healthcare in the National Health Interview Survey. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Feb 2024; 170(2): 414-421.doi:10.1002/ohn.533. (interpretation of findings, manuscript preparation and review).
  19.  Powell DS, Wu MJ, Nothelle S, Gleason K, Oh E, Lum H, et al. The Annual Wellness Visit Health Risk Assessment: Potential of Patient Portal-Based Completion and Patient-Oriented Education and Support.  Innovation in Aging. Feb 29 2024; 8(3): igae023. Doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae023.
  20.  Powell DS, Wu MJ, Nothelle S, Smith JM, Gleason K, et al. The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: An Opportunity to Improve Health System Identification of Hearing Loss?  JAGS. 2024. Doi:10.1111/jgs.19111.
  21. Powell DS, Wu MJ, Smith J, Nothelle S, Gleason K, Oh E, Reed N, Wolff J. “Documentation of Hearing Difficulty by Providers Amidst Cognitive Concerns- study of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit”.  JAGS. 2024 (In Press).
  22. Lum HD, Cassidy J, Lin CT, DesRoches CM, Shanbhag P, Gleason KT, Powell DS, Peereboom D, Riffin CA, Smith JM, Wec A, Wolff JL. Embedding Authorship Identity into a Portal-based Agenda Setting Intervention to Support Older Adults and Care Partners. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Oct 1, published online. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09056-3.
  23. Contributing author of background paper. World Report on Hearing. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
  24. Powell DS, Deal JA. Hearing and Dementia- A Look Ahead. Minnesota Academy of Audiology Annual Newsletter; January 2021.
  25. Myers, C., Kolberg, E., Deal, J. A., Lin, F., & Powell, D. S. (2023). Mental Health, Cognition, and Hearing Loss in Older Adults. In Health And Hearing (pp. 393-443). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811265006_0009.
  26. Santa Cruz, Jamie. “Hearing Loss and Dementia: Untangling the Connection Between Two Common Conditions.” Today’s Geriatric Magazine. May/June 2020. Vol 14. No. 3. P10
  27. Kirkland, Kyle “4 Signs your loved one may be hearing impaired” WebMD Connect to Care.
  28. Glantz, Gordon. “Leveraging Technology to Promote Hearing Health In Primary Care.” The Hearing Journal. June 2021. Vol. 74. Issue 6. P20,22-24. doi:10.1097/01.HJ.0000755480.36325.6b
  29. Powell DS, Deal JA, Goman AM. Reconsidering Those with Normal Hearing. JAMA Otolaryngology. 2020; 146(1), 67-68.
  30. Powell DS, Jiang K, Deal JA, Reed NS. Do Hearing Aids Prevent Falls? Commentary on study from the National Health Examination And Nutrition Study. The American Journal of Audiology. 2021. 30(4): 1146-1147. doi: 10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00120
  31. Powell DS. Hearing Management as a Therapeutic Agent for Depression: A New Consideration. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Published online September 14, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.08.012
  32. Powell DS, Reed NS, Wolff JL. Care for Hearing Loss in Best Principles of Dementia Care: The Time is Right for Inclusion. JAMDA. 2022; 23(12): e13-e14.
  33. Powell DS, Reed NS. Sensory loss rehabilitation among those with dementia: a low risk opportunity to move the needle on quality of life. Lancet Healthy Longevity. 2024. (In Press) Invited Commentary.
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