Satisfaction With Health Care by Dual Sensory Impairment Status [PDF]
Innovation in Aging, 2020 Abstract Sensory impairment is a barrier to patient-provider communication and access to care, which may impact satisfaction with care. Satisfaction with the quality of care received in the past year was assessed in the 2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (weighted sample=53,905,182 Medicare beneficiaries).
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IMPACT OF DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT ON HEALTH CARE INTERACTION [PDF]
Innovation in Aging, 2019 Abstract Using data from 46,029,364 Medicare beneficiaries included in the 2015 Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), we examined the relationship between dual sensory impairment (DSI) – concurrent vision impairment (VI) and hearing impairment (HI) – and accompaniment to physician visits. Analyses examined reasons for accompaniment and self-
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Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing visual and auditory spatial localization abilities in dual sensory impairment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSpatial localization is important for social interaction and safe mobility, and relies heavily on vision and hearing. While people with vision or hearing impairment compensate with their intact sense, people with dual sensory impairment (DSI) may require
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The validity of visual and hearing impairment in predicting dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceObjectiveThe number of people with dementia and cognitive impairment is rising every year as the older population grows. The higher prevalence and mortality rates of dementia and cognitive impairment place an enormous burden on healthcare and economic ...
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The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyBackground Dual sensory impairment (DSI), defined as concomitant hearing and vision loss, is a rare but clinically significant condition. While genetic factors account for the majority of congenital sensory impairments, dual impairment syndromes are less
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Association Between Dual Sensory Impairment, Hospitalization, and Burden of Disease [PDF]
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2016 Matthew G. Huddle +4 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, Saunders, Gabrielle Helena
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Vision impairment and dual sensory problems in middle age [PDF]
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2014 AbstractPurposeVision and hearing impairments are known to increase in middle age. In this study we describe the prevalence of vision impairment and dual sensory impairment in UK adults aged 40–69 years in a very large and recently ascertained data set.
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Simulation on sensory impairment in older adults:nursing education [PDF]
, 2017 Sensory impairments are identified as the most common chronic and disabling conditions of later life impacting significantly on the quality of life and safety of older adults.
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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.
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