Association of hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a nested case-control study [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Hearing impairment is a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although less is known about vision impairment or dual sensory impairment (DSI) as risk factors for AD.
Blair Rajamaki +5 more
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Documentation of Dual Sensory Impairment in Electronic Medical Records [PDF]
The Gerontologist, 2014 Abstract Purpose of the Study: To examine the documentation of sensory impairment in the electronic medical records (EMRs) of Veterans with both hearing and vision losses (dual sensory impairment [DSI]).
Dullard, B +1 more
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Associations of dual sensory impairment with incident mobility and ADL difficulty. [PDF]
J Am Geriatr Soc, 2022 Abstract Background There is a dearth of studies examining the associations of objectively measured dual sensory impairment (DSI) with incident mobility and activities of daily life (ADL) difficulty longitudinally. Methods
Armstrong NM +8 more
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An Overview of Dual Sensory Impairment in Older Adults: Perspectives for Rehabilitation [PDF]
Trends in Amplification, 2007 Dual sensory impairment (DSI) refers to the presence of both hearing loss and vision loss. The occurrence of DSI is particularly prevalent among the aging population, with studies showing between 9% and 21% of adults older than 70 years having some degree of DSI.
Gabrielle H Saunders, Katharina V Echt
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Dual sensory impairment: The association between glaucomatous vision loss and hearing impairment and function. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual impairment (both hearing and vision impairment), have been independently associated with functional and cognitive decline.
Lucy I Mudie +8 more
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Dual Sensory Impairment and Perceived Everyday Discrimination in the United States. [PDF]
JAMA Ophthalmol, 2020 Perceived everyday discrimination is a psychosocial stressor linked to adverse health outcomes, including mortality.To assess the association of vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), and dual sensory impairments (DSI) with everyday discrimination.Cross-sectional analysis of the Health and Retirement Study 2006 and 2008 surveys, a US ...
Shakarchi AF +5 more
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Dual sensory impairments in companion dogs: Prevalence and relationship to cognitive impairment.
PLoS ONEPurposeMany older dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) develop cognitive impairment. Dog owners often describe impairments in multiple sensory functions, yet the relationships between sensory and cognitive function in older dogs is not well understood.MethodsWe
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Association between Visual, Hearing and Dual Sensory Impairment and the Frailty Syndrome. [PDF]
Aging DisSensory loss has been associated with multiple adverse health conditions. However, the combined effect of visual and hearing impairment on frailty is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between visual, hearing, and dual-sensory impairment and frailty prevalence. This cross-sectional study investigated 105,406 participants aged
Yévenes-Briones H +5 more
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Prevalence of dual sensory impairment in veterans: a rapid systematic review. [PDF]
Front Rehabil SciDual sensory impairment (DSI) is prevalent in the older population, but due to exposure to military-related risk factors, it is a particular problem for veterans, older and younger. This rapid review aimed to critically review and summarise the prevalence of DSI in military veteran populations, as well as any associative factors and outcomes that were ...
Raza Z, Hussain SF, Gomes RSM.
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A study on cognitive trajectory changes and predictive factors in middle-aged and older adults individuals with dual sensory impairment based on the health social determinants model [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthAimThis study aims to explore the cognitive trajectory changes in middle-aged and older adults individuals with dual sensory impairment (simultaneous visual and hearing impairment) and to identify the predictors of different trajectory changes ...
Li Ma +6 more
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