Dual Sensory Loss and Its Impact on Everyday Competence
Author(s) -
Mark BrennanIng,
Amy Horowitz,
Ya-ping Su
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/45.3.337
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , competence (human resources) , psychology , sensory loss , sensory system , everyday life , cognition , rehabilitation , gerontology , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , medicine , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , neuroscience , political science , law
This study examined the relation of dual and single sensory impairments, within the context of cognitive function, by using the framework of everyday competence in terms of the probability of difficulty with specific personal and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs, respectively).
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