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The health and well-being of older adults with dual sensory impairment (DSI) in four countries [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives Dual sensory impairment (DSI) is a combination of vision and hearing impairments that represents a unique disability affecting all aspects of a person’s life.
Declercq, Anja, Finne-Soveri, Harriet, Fries, Brant E., Guthrie, Dawn M., Hirdes, John P.   +4 more
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Effects of dual-task interventions on gait performance of patients with parkinson’s disease: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: Parkinson’s disease is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms that impair patients’ gait performance, especially while performing dual/concurrent tasks.
Bento, Teresa, Campos, Carlos, Lattari, Eduardo, Machado, Sérgio, Nardi, Antônio Egidio, Rocha, Nuno Barbosa F., Santos, Luís A. A.   +6 more
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Memory, learning and language in autism spectrum disorder [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aims: The ‘dual-systems’ model of language acquisition has been used by Ullman and colleagues to explain patterns of strength and weakness in the language of higher-functioning people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Bodison S., Boucher J., Bowler D., Fay W., Kim S. H., Mottron L., Prévost P., Tager-Flusberg H., Travers B. G., Wing L.   +9 more
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A Guide to Disability Statistics from the National Health Interview Survey [PDF]

, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to examine the information on the population with disabilities in a nationally representative survey conducted by the National Center on Health Statistics called the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Harris, Benjamin H., Hendershot, Gerry, Stapleton, David C   +2 more
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The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and falls: forming a theoretical model for a research agenda [PDF]

, 2017
Background: There is a well-recognised association between falls and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older adults, with estimates of odd ratios for falls in the presence of LUTS ranging between 1.5 and 2.3. Falls and LUTS are both highly prevalent
Booth, Joanne, Camicioli, Richard, Dumoulin, Chantale, Gibson, William, Hunter, Kathleen F., Paul, Lorna, Skelton, Dawn A., Wagg, Adrian   +7 more
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Association between sensory impairment and suicidal ideation and attempt: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative English household data

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Sensory impairments are associated with worse mental health and poorer quality of life, but few studies have investigated whether sensory impairment is associated with suicidal behaviour in a population sample.
Claudia Cooper, Maitri Khurana, Natalie Shoham, Alexandra Laura Pitman   +3 more
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The challenges of facilitated communication through tactile technological aids for individuals with dual sensory impairments

Listy klinicke logopedie, 2022
Communication opportunities for individuals with dual sensory impairments and mainstream society are supported by technical aids. A number of research teams are developing technical aids to facilitate and directly mediate communication.
Marína Štibrányiová
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Gender difference in the relationships between vision and hearing impairments and negative well-being.

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of hearing impairment, vision impairment and their combination (dual sensory impairment) with negative well-being such as depression, subjective poor health and the reduced functional ability in community-dwelling ...
Harada, Sei, Ishigami, Ai, Iwasawa, Satoko, Kikuchi, Yuriko, Michikawa, Takehiro, Nakano, Makiko, Nishiwaki, Yuji, Saito, Hideyuki, Takebayashi, Toru   +8 more
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The association between sensory impairment and motoric cognitive risk syndrome in Chinese older adults

Guangxi Yike Daxue xuebao
Objective To explore the relationship between sensory impairment and motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) in Chinese older adults. Methods Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) for the period 2011-2015 were utilized ...
LI Qi, ZHANG Weibo, JIA Feifei, JIA Cunxian   +3 more
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Reliability of Standardized Assessment for Adults who are Deafblind [PDF]

, 2011
This study assessed the reliability of the interRAI Community Health Assessment (interRAI CHA) and Deafblind Supplement (DbS). The interRAI CHA and DbS represents a multidimensional, standardized assessment instrument for use with adults (18 and older ...
Ashworth, Melody, Brown, Lindsay, Guthrie, Dawn M., Hirdes, John P., Pitman, Robyn, Poss, Jeff, Stolee, Paul, Strong, Graham, Tjam, Erin Y.   +8 more
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