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 +4 more
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Common mental illness in people with sensory impairment: results from the 2014 adult psychiatric morbidity survey [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: People with sensory impairments may be at increased risk of depression and anxiety but experience barriers to accessing treatment. AIMS: To investigate whether people with sensory impairment have more depressive and anxiety symptoms than ...
Hodge, Leigh, McManus, McManus, Nelson
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Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Hearing and vision problems are common in older adults. We investigated the association of self-reported sensory impairment with lifestyle factors, chronic conditions, physical functioning, quality of life and social interaction.
Carvalho, LA +8 more
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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.
Croy, Suzanne +2 more
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American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside conference: sensory impairment and cognitive decline in older adults [PDF]
, 2018 This article summarizes the presentations and recommendations of the tenth annual American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench‐to‐Bedside research conference, “Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline,” on October 2–3, 2017, in ...
Cronin-Golomb, Alice +10 more
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Sensory over-responsivity and social cognition in ASD: Effects of aversive sensory stimuli and attentional modulation on neural responses to social cues. [PDF]
, 2018 Sensory over-responsivity (SOR) is a common condition in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that is associated with greater social impairment. However, the mechanisms through which sensory stimuli may affect social functioning are not well understood.
Bookheimer, Susan Y +4 more
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Exploring evidence-based practice by occupational therapists when working with people with apraxia [PDF]
, 2008 Short Report Evidence in the literature supports a number of interventions that occupational therapists may utilise when working with people with apraxia, although there is no gold standard approach.
Roden, P, Tempest, S
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, 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 +8 more
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Cross-modal extinction in a boy with severely autistic behaviour and high verbal intelligence [PDF]
, 2008 Anecdotal reports from individuals with autism suggest a loss of awareness to stimuli from one modality in the presence of stimuli from another. Here we document such a case in a detailed study of T.M., a 13-year-old boy with autism in whom significant ...
Adini, Y +10 more
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Assessing plantar sensation in the foot using the FOot Roughness Discrimination Test (FoRDT™): a reliability and validity study in stroke [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: The foot sole represents a sensory dynamometric map and is essential for balance and gait control. Sensory impairments are common, yet often difficult to quantify in neurological conditions, particularly stroke.
Bi J +7 more
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