Open AccessJoint Associations of Dual Sensory Impairment and No-Activity Involvement With 1-Year Mortality in Nursing Homes: Results From the SHELTER Study
Author(s) -
Yukari Yamada,
Michael Denkinger,
Graziano Onder,
Henriëtte G. van der Roest,
Harriet FinneSoveri,
Roberto Bernabei,
Eva Topinková
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv191
Subject(s) - medicine , activities of daily living , hazard ratio , gerontology , proportional hazards model , physical therapy , confidence interval
Concurrent vision and hearing impairment, known as dual sensory impairment (DSI), is associated with increased mortality. We aimed to examine individual and joint associations of DSI and involvement in activities with mortality in a large European nursing home study.
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