Table 4 Differences in health outcomes between the intervention and control groups during baseline and follow-up hearing surveys, by social activities and social network

From: Effects of providing free hearing aids on multiple health outcomes among middle-aged and older adults with hearing loss in rural China: a randomized controlled trial

Health outcomes	No social activities^a			Have social activities^a
Health outcomes	Treatment × time coefficient	95% CI	p value	Treatment × time coefficient	95% CI	p value
HHIE-S	0.35	− 3.62, 4.31	0.862	− 3.89	− 6.27, − 1.52	0.001
HHIE-S-Emotional	0.51	− 2.03, 3.05	0.691	− 2.08	− 3.58, − 0.58	0.007
HHIE-S-Situational	− 0.16	− 2.15, 1.83	0.871	− 1.81	− 3.07, − 0.55	0.005
Depressive symptoms	− 0.14	− 0.44, 0.16	0.357	− 0.12	− 0.28, 0.03	0.109
	Restricted social network^b			Active social network^b
HHIE-S	− 2.97	− 7.47, 1.54	0.194	− 2.80	− 5.08, − 0.52	0.016
HHIE-S-Emotional	− 2.10	− 4.90, 0.70	0.139	− 1.22	− 2.70, 0.25	0.103
HHIE-S-Situational	− 0.86	− 3.08, 1.35	0.440	− 1.58	− 2.76, − 0.39	0.009
Depressive symptoms	− 0.07	− 0.34, 0.20	0.612	− 0.16	− 0.31, − 0.01	0.045

Abbreviations: HHIE-S Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version
^aAll models adjusted for age, sex, hukou types, education, marital status, work types, life sources, health insurance, pure-tone average, smoking status, drinking status, and social activities
^bAll models adjusted for age, sex, hukou types, education, marital status, work types, life sources, health insurance, pure-tone average, smoking status, drinking status, and social network

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