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| Vision impairment and combined vision and hearing impairment predict cognitive and functional decline in older women | | Author(s) | Michael Y Lin, Peter R Gutierrez, Katie L Stone |
| Corporate Author | Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group (United States) |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 12, December 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1996-2002 |
| Source | http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; Mental disorder ; Self care capacity ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Of 6,112 women aged 69+ participating in the US Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) between 1992 and 1994, 5,345 participants had their hearing measured, 1,668 had visual acuity measured, and 1,634 had both measured. Participants completed the modified Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and/or a functional status assessment at baseline and follow-up. About one-sixth (15.7%) of the sample had cognitive decline; 10.1% had functional decline. In multivariate models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and chronic conditions, vision impairment at baseline was associated with cognitive and functional decline. Hearing impairment was not associated with cognitive or functional decline. Combined impairment was associated with the greatest odds for functional and cognitive decline. Sensory impairment is associated with cognitive and functional decline in older women. Studies are needed to determine whether treatment of vision and hearing impairment can decrease the risk for cognitive and functional decline. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050215206 A |
| Classmark | BD: BR: BV: E: CA: 3J: 7T |
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