| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| The effect of sensory impairment on the lifestyle activities of older people | | Author(s) | M S Clark, M J Bond, L Sanchez |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 18, no 3, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 124-130 |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; Over 70s ; Housework capacity ; Activities of older people ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Age related changes in hearing and vision are a common source of impairments in older people, which may cause functional and lifestyle disadvantages. This study evaluated the effects of hearing and vision impairments on the lifestyle activities of a sample of 1,052 older people aged 70 years and over, drawn from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Respondents with either a hearing or vision impairment were likely to report that their hearing or vision affected their activities. Vision impairment was associated with an objective reduction in lifestyle activities in domestic chores and household maintenance. Among men, vision impairment was also associated with reduced social activities. Hearing impairment had no direct effect on lifestyle activities, nor was there any significant joint effect of hearing and vision impairment. The study concluded that vision impairments are more likely to lead to reductions in activities than hearing impairments. However, age may be a more important determinant of reduced activities than sensory impairment. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991005221 A |
| Classmark | BR: BV: BBK: CAM: G: 7YA |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|