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Prevalence, risk factors and self-reported medical causes of seeing and hearing related disabilities among older adults
Author(s)	Parminder Raina, Micheline Wong, Steven Dukeshire
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 19, no 2, Summer 2000
Pages	pp 260-278
Keywords	Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; At risk ; Symptoms ; Evaluation ; Canada.
Annotation	Data for non-institutionalised over-55s from the Canadian Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) for 1986 and 1991 indicate that over 65s are more likely than 56-64 year olds to experience a sensory disability. Men are more likely than women to report having hearing disabilities, while women were more likely to report sight problems than men. Increased age and lower total household incomes were associated with a greater likelihood of having a sensory disability. Cataracts and deafness were reported most often as the cause of seeing and hearing activities of daily living (ADL) restrictions in both age groups. Public health initiatives should focus on hearing and seeing disabilities, particularly among older people, women, and those on low incomes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001113227 A
Classmark	BR: BV: CA3: CT: 4C: 7S
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