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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, Varshini Varadaraj, Prateek Gajwani, Beatriz Munoz, Pradeep Ramulu, Frank R Lin, Bonnielin K Swenor, David S Friedman, Nazlee Zebardast   +8 more
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Accompaniment to healthcare visits: the impact of sensory impairment

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Millions of older adults in the United States experience hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment (concurring hearing and vision impairment) yet little research exists on their needs in interactions with the healthcare system.
Nicholas S. Reed, Lama Assi, Emily Pedersen, Yasmeen Alshabasy, Ashley Deemer, Jennifer A. Deal, Amber Willink, Bonnielin K. Swenor   +7 more
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Introduction to Dual Sensory Loss Issue [PDF]

Trends in Amplification, 2007
This issue of Trends in Amplification is devoted to the topic of dual sensory loss, primarily in older adults, and represents proceedings from the State of the Science Conference on Hearing Enhancement held at Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, on September 18–20, 2006.
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Sensory Loss

, 2021
Congenital or early acquired sensory loss places a child at risk of difficulties with language, communication, social, and cognitive development. This includes any degree of vision loss, hearing loss, and combined vision and hearing loss, also known as ...
Crowe, Kathryn Margaret, Jesper Dammeyer, Kathryn Crowe, Dammeyer, Jesper   +3 more
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The association among visual, hearing and dual sensory loss with depression and anxiety over six years: The Tromsø Study

, 2017
Objective: To examine the longitudinal association of dual and single (vision, hearing) sensory loss on symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults.
Schirmer, H., S. Cosh, H. Schirmer, Helmer, Catherine, C. Helmer, Delcourt, C., C. Delcourt, Helmer, C., Bertelsen, G., T. Hanno, null null, Schirmer, Henrik, G. Bertelsen, Bertelsen, Geir, Delcourt, Cécile, Cosh, Suzanne, von Hanno, T., Cosh, S., von Hanno, Therese   +18 more
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Shopping When You Are Deafblind: A Pre-Technology Test of New Methods for Face-to-Face Communication—Deafblindness and Face-to-Face Communication

Societies, 2021
This article presents the first-year results of a project that aimed to explore the feasibility of using a braille display and a smartphone in society to improve face-to-face communication for a person living with deafblindness, using a simulated ...
Claude Vincent, Walter Wittich, François Bergeron, Mathieu Hotton, Bertrand Achou   +4 more
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Effect of Tactile Imitation Guidance on Imitation and Emotional Availability. A Case Report of a Mother and Her Child With Congenital Deafblindness

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Interaction between parents and children with congenital deafblindness (CDB) is easily hampered due to dual sensory loss. This case report examines imitation and emotional availability in interaction between a mother and her 3-year-old child with CDB ...
Sini Peltokorpi, Sini Peltokorpi, Marlene Daelman, Saara Salo, Minna Laakso   +4 more
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Interventions for adults with deafblindness - an integrative review

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Purpose To compile the current research on interventions for rehabilitation aimed at adults (aged 18-65 years) with deafblindness. Materials and methods A comprehensive search was conducted in eight databases. An additional manual search was also carried
Camilla Warnicke, Moa Wahlqvist, Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Ann-Sofie Sundqvist   +3 more
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Dual Sensory Impairment: Impact of Central Vision Loss and Hearing Loss on Visual and Auditory Localization

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2023
In the United States, AMD is a leading cause of low vision that leads to central vision loss and has a high co-occurrence with hearing loss. The impact of central vision loss on the daily functioning of older individuals cannot be fully addressed without considering their hearing status.
Xiong, Ying-Zi, Addleman, Douglas A., Nguyen, Nam Anh, Nelson, Peggy, Legge, Gordon E.   +4 more
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The Challenge of Being Present and Inclusive: Chaplains’ Experiences With Providing Existential Care to Older Persons With Acquired Deafblindness

Frontiers in Education, 2020
IntroductionExperiencing deafblindness is frequently accompanied by existential struggles. The number of older people with acquired deafblindness is fast increasing, and older persons’ health-related burdens are particularly associated with existential ...
Daniel Prause, Daniel Prause, Venke Sørlie, Lars Johan Danbolt, Lars Johan Danbolt, Kirsten Anne Tornøe   +5 more
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