ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports2022
The Association Between Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment, Dual Sensory Impairment, and Serious Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Population-Based Study of 5.4 million Older Adults.
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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.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the Mediating Roles of Global Sensory Impairment, Social Isolation, and Loneliness in the Association Between Education and Cognitive Function.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Association Between Activities of Daily Living Profiles and Memory Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Without Cognitive Impairment: An Observational Panel Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Observational
- Changes in Home Care Clients' Sensory Impairment Status and Its Association With Functioning Over 18 Months: A Longitudinal Register-Based Study.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
- Trajectories of cognitive decline before and after new-onset dual sensory impairment: findings from two longitudinal studies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Severity of dual sensory loss and cognitive impairment in institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study in Galicia.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Inter- and intra- individual variability in audiovisual multisensory processes in healthy ageing.Aging brain · 2026Article
- Sensory impairments and cognitive impairment among Mexican American older adults: nativity differences.Aging & mental health · 2026Article
- Sensory impairment and cognitive-state transitions in middle-aged and older adults: a multistate Markov analysis of the health and retirement study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- The role of general practice in the identification of age-related vision impairment and chronic eye diseases: a systematic review.BJGP open · 2025Article
- The impact of sensory impairment on cardiometabolic multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults: the mediating role of depressive symptoms.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- The incidence and risk factors of perioperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture under the Unaccompanied- Care model.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Observational
- The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in special schools and blind schools in Shanxi Province, China: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between Visual, Hearing and Dual Sensory Impairment and the Frailty Syndrome.Aging and disease · 2025Article
- Social determinants of health and dual sensory loss in older adults: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Hearing Loss and Alzheimer Disease.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Review
- Prevalence and related factors of physical function and cognitive impairment among older adults: a population-based regional cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- The impact of vision impairment on depressive symptoms among older adults: The mediating role of dispositional optimism.PloS one · 2025Article
- Sensory Deprivation in the Elderly Population of the Republic of Serbia: Sociodemographic Factors as Key to Understanding Sensory Challenges.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Association of hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a nested case-control study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Sensory impairments and cognitive impairment are increasing in scope due to the aging population. Objective: To investigate the association between hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment with cognitive impairment among older adults. Methods: Secondary analysis of a combination of ten consecutive waves (2008-2017) of the nationally representative American Community Survey. The sample included 5.4 million community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults aged 65 and older. Bivariate and logistic regression models were conducted to examine the association hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment with cognitive impairment. Results: After controlling for age, race, education, and income, older adults with only hearing impairment had more than double the odds of cognitive impairment (OR = 2.66, 95% CI = 2.64, 2.68), while older adults with only vision impairment had more than triple the odds of cognitive impairment (OR = 3.63; 95% CI = 3.59, 3.67). For older adults with dual sensory impairment, the odds of cognitive impairment were eight-fold (OR = 8.16; 95% CI = 8.07, 8.25). Similar trends were apparent in each sex and age cohort. Conclusion: Hearing and vision impairment are both independently associated with cognitive impairment. However, dual sensory impairment is associated with substantially higher odds of cognitive impairment, even after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Practitioners working with older adults may consider treatment for sensory impairments and cognitive impairment concurrently. Future research is needed to determine if the association is causal, and to investigate the effectiveness of common methods of treatment for sensory impairment for reducing the prevalence of cognitive impairment.
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