Mental health and dual sensory loss in older adults: A systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2014 Mental health is a core component of quality of life in old age. Dual Sensory Loss (DSL; combined vision and hearing loss) is prevalent in older adults and has been correlated with decreased levels of well-being.
Colette Joy Browning, Chyrisse eHeine
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Dual Sensory Loss and Depressive Symptoms: The Importance of Hearing, Daily Functioning and Activity Engagement [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013 Background: The association between dual sensory loss (DSL) and mental health has been well established. However, most studies have relied on self-report data and lacked measures that would enable researchers to examine causal pathways between DSL and ...
Kim Matthew Kiely +2 more
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Dual sensory loss and social participation in older Europeans [PDF]
European Journal of Ageing, 2013 The purpose of the study was to describe the prevalence of hearing difficulties, vision difficulties and dual sensory difficulties in 11 European countries, and to study whether sensory difficulties are associated with social inactivity in older Europeans.
Anne Viljanen +2 more
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Dual sensory loss and its mental health impacts: where to now? [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2015 It is common for older people to experience deterioration of their vision or hearing as they age. The combined effect of vision and hearing loss [known as Dual Sensory Loss (DSL)] is prevalent in the older adult population, occurring in up to 69% of adults aged 65 years and over (Wittich et al., 2012).
Chyrisse eHeine
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Dual Sensory Loss, Mental Health, and Wellbeing of Older Adults Living in China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Introduction: Deterioration in vision and hearing commonly occurs as adults age. Existing literature shows that Dual Sensory Loss (DSL) is a prevalent condition amongst older adults. In China, it has been estimated that 57.2% of the population experience
Chyrisse Heine +3 more
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Experiences of people with dual sensory loss in various areas of life: A qualitative study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Individuals with dual sensory loss (DSL) appear to have limited ability to compensate for their visual impairment with residual hearing, or for their hearing impairment with residual vision, resulting in challenges in various areas of life.
E Veenman +4 more
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Experiences of rehabilitation services from the perspective of older adults with dual sensory loss – a qualitative study [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 Purpose To describe the rehabilitation service experiences of older adults with dual sensory loss (DSL). Methods Twenty older adults aged ≥65 years with DSL participated in semistructured interviews.
Elin Lundin +4 more
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Dual Sensory Loss in Older Adults: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Gerontologist, The, 2015 Combined vision and hearing loss [dual sensory loss (DSL)] is commonly experienced by older adults. The literature on comorbidities and outcomes associated with DSL in older adults is limited and thus a systematic review was conducted to explore the existing research and identify gaps in the evidence base.A review was conducted in accordance with the ...
Chyrisse Heine +2 more
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Psychosocial Adaptations to Dual Sensory Loss in Middle and Late Adulthood [PDF]
Trends in Amplification, 2007 Concurrent losses of hearing and vision function, or dual sensory loss, affect a large number of individuals of all ages and particularly older adults. Dual sensory loss may present at any age as a result of genetic defect, accident, injury, disease, or environmental insult; however, most persons develop this condition as a result of age-related ...
Mark Brennan
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Hearing Assistive Technology Considerations for Older Individuals With Dual Sensory Loss [PDF]
Trends in Amplification, 2007 This article focuses on the current state of the science related to audiologic rehabilitation of individuals with dual sensory impairment, with an emphasis on considerations for provision of appropriate hearing assistive technology for this population.
Patricia B Kricos
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