Association between vision and hearing impairment and successful aging over five years

Concurrent vision and hearing impairment (termed dual sensory impairment, DSI) is strongly age-related; among population-based studies of samples aged ≥50 years which have applied objective measures of sensory function, the prevalence of DSI has been reported to affect between 4.6% – 9.7% of older people [1–3]. Vision loss has a negative impact on functional independence, mental health quality of life and cognition, and increases mortality r isk [4–7]. Age-related hearing loss is more frequent and is associated with a greater risk of depression, impairs quality of life and the ability to conduct activities of daily living [8–10].

Source: Maturitas - November 1, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bamini Gopinath, Gerald Liew, George Burlutsky, Catherine M McMahon, Paul Mitchell Source Type: research