Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: a cross-sectional study | Zendy

Ann Liljas | Zendy; S. Goya Wannamethee | Zendy; Peter H. Whincup | Zendy; Olia Papacosta | Zendy; Kate Walters | Zendy; Steve Iliffe | Zendy; Lucy Len | Zendy; Lívia A. Carvalho | Zendy; Sheena E Ramsay | Zendy

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Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: a cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Ann Liljas,

S. Goya Wannamethee,

Peter H. Whincup,

Olia Papacosta,

Kate Walters,

Steve Iliffe,

Lucy Len,

Lívia A. Carvalho,

Sheena E Ramsay

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv095

Subject(s) - cross sectional study , medicine , epidemiology , gerontology , public health , hearing loss , environmental health , optometry , demography , audiology , nursing , pathology , sociology

Hearing and vision problems are common in older adults. We investigated the association of self-reported sensory impairment with lifestyle factors, chronic conditions, physical functioning, quality of life and social interaction.

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