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Assessment of Dementia in Individuals with Dual Sensory Loss: Application of a Tactile Test Battery.
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- Continuum of Care for Older Adults With Concurrent Hearing and Vision Impairment: A Systematic Review.Innovation in aging · 2023Review
- Informed Consent or Assent Strategies for Research With Individuals With Deafblindness or Dual Sensory Impairment: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2021Article
- Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults With Concurrent Hearing and Vision Impairment: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Impact of Hearing Loss on Geriatric Assessment.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Review
- Cognitive Assessment of Children Who Are Deafblind: Perspectives and Suggestions for Assessments.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
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- Vision Impairment and Cognitive Outcomes in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2019Article
- Protocol for the development of versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for people with hearing or vision impairment.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Applicability of tactile memory examination as an option to visual- and verbal-based batteries.Dementia & neuropsychologiaArticle
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Abstract
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aimsIndividuals with dual sensory loss (DSL) are more likely to experience cognitive decline with age than individuals without sensory loss. Other studies have pointed to the challenges in assessing cognitive abilities in individuals with DSL, as most existing instruments rely on use of vision and hearing. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a Tactile Test Battery (TTB) for cognitive assessment in individuals with DSL.
methodTwenty elderly individuals with DSL, 20 with diagnosed dementia, and 20 without dementia or DSL (controls) completed the following tactile tests developed for the present study: Spatial learning, Spatial recall, Tactile form board, Clock reading, and Naming. The participants with dementia and controls also completed the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
resultsOverall, participants with dementia performed significantly worse on the tactile tests than participants with DSL and control participants. No significant differences on the tactile tests were found between participants with DSL and controls. The TTB and MMSE scores correlated significantly.
conclusionThe findings from this study of applying tactile tests for cognitive examination in individuals with DSL are promising. They indicate that symptoms of dementia can be differentiated from symptoms related to DSL.
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