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| Hearing and vision impairment and the social networks of older Australians | | Author(s) | Christopher Lind, Louise Hickson, Linda Worrall |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 22.1, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp 20-25 |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Visual impairment ; Living in the community ; Social interaction ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A group of 240 self-selected, community based older Australians (aged 60 to 93) were tested for vision and hearing acuity, and reported on their hearing and vision difficulties and social networks. Participants had an average of 16 people in their social networks, which typically included a spouse and four other members of the immediate family. Dual sensory loss (i.e. some degree of hearing and visual impairment) was evident in 19% of the participants. Those with dual sensory loss had more intense networks; however, they had a reduced quality of social networks compared to others in the sample. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030515216 A |
| Classmark | BV: BR: K4: TMA: 3F: 7YA |
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