Prevalence of sensory impairments in home care and long-term care using interRAI data from across Canada

Prevalence of sensory impairments in home care and long-term care using interRAI data from across Canada

Abstract Background In the general population, sensory impairments increase markedly with age in adults over 60 years of age. We estimated the prevalence of hearing loss only (HL), vision loss only (VL), and a combined impairment (i.e., dual sensory loss or DSL) in Canadians receiving home care (HC)...

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Main Authors: Dawn M. Guthrie, Nicole Williams, Atul Jaiswal, Paul Mick, Hannah M. O’Rourke, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, Walter Wittich, Rinku Sutradhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Sensory impairment
interRAI
Home care
Long-term care
Prevalence
Dual sensory loss
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03671-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03671-7

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