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Windows to their world: the effect of sensory impairments on social engagement and activity time in nursing home residents
Author(s)	Helaine E Resnick, Brant E Fries, Lois M Verbrugge
Journal title	The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, no 3, May 1997
Pages	pp S135-S144
Keywords	Visual impairment ; Speech disabilities ; Hearing Impairment ; Engagement ; Quality of life ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; United States of America.
Annotation	The relationships between three sensory and communication abilities and two areas of nursing home resident behaviour are examined. Data from 18,873 nursing home residents include measures of hearing, visual and communication abilities, and social engagement time spent in activities. An increasing level of visual impairment is associated with low levels of social engagement and little time in activities. Both moderate and severe hearing impairment are associated with little time in activities, while inadequate communication is associated with limits in both social engagement and time in activities. The combined effects of visual communication impairments are associated with low social engagement. Increased attention to sensory and communication losses may lead to improved quality of life in this population. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-971125255 A
Classmark	BR: BW: BV: DN: F:59: KX: LHB: 7T
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