Sensory Impairment and the Odds of Adverse Consequences of Unmet Needs for Care Among Older Adults | Zendy

Corinne A. Pittman | Zendy; Carrie L. Nieman | Zendy; Nicholas S. Reed | Zendy; Bonnielin K. Swenor | Zendy; Amber Willink | Zendy

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Sensory Impairment and the Odds of Adverse Consequences of Unmet Needs for Care Among Older Adults

Author(s) -

Corinne A. Pittman,

Carrie L. Nieman,

Nicholas S. Reed,

Bonnielin K. Swenor,

Amber Willink

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab065

Subject(s) - odds , psychology , odds ratio , adverse effect , sensory system , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , logistic regression

Vision and hearing impairments are highly prevalent conditions among older adults, and well-established links exist between sensory impairment and household, mobility, and self-care activity limitations. However, studies examining the impact of unmet long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs have not considered the role of vision and hearing impairment on the risk of experiencing adverse consequences, including wetting or soiling oneself.

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