Sensory Systems in Old Age

Marsiske, Michael; Delius, Julia A. M.; Maas, Ineke; Lindenberger, Ulman; Scherer, Hans; Tesch-Römer, Clemens

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511586545.014

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“…For distance vision, the scores considered are the best assessment of with/without correction. We chose to consider the best values, which almost always coincided with the use of glasses, to be consistent with previous work on the wave 1 cross-sectional data (Lindenberger & Baltes, 1994;Marsiske et al, 1999) and because corrective devices should filter out, to a certain degree, peripheral variance (e.g., variance due to individual differences in the refractory properties of the lenses), thereby allowing for a more direct assessment of the portion of sensory loss that is central-neuronal in nature (cf. Lindenberger & Baltes, 1994).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…However, available evidence suggests that close and distance visual acuity may differ in ways that are relevant to the purpose of this study (Lindenberger & Baltes, 1994;Marsiske et al, 1999). In work by Lindenberger and Baltes (1994), for example, interrelationships among chronological age, close and distance visual acuity, auditory acuity, and a psychometric battery of cognitive tasks were investigated in a preliminary sample of the BASE (N = 156, mean age = 85 years, age range = 70-103 years).…”

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Exploring structural dynamics within and between sensory and intellectual functioning in old and very old age: Longitudinal evidence from the Berlin Aging Study

Ghisletta

Lindenberger

2005

Intelligence

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of age-heterogeneous samples have revealed correlational links between and within intellectual, sensory, and sensorimotor domains. Due to basic limitations of cross-sectional designs and a reluctance to disentangle antecedent-consequent relations in longitudinal designs, the functional significance and dynamics of these links have remained unclear. Advanced structural equation models allow representing multivariate longitudinal changes as a function of time-based and directed relations. We applied this methodology to longitudinal data from the Berlin Aging Study (at inception total N = 516; age range = 70-103 years) to explore the structural dynamics among perceptual speed, verbal knowledge, close visual acuity, and distance visual acuity. We found reliable, occasion-based, age-partialed latent regression paths that influence longitudinal changes within and across intellectual and sensory domains. We conclude that intellectual and sensory domains are dynamically linked in old and very old age, and discuss implications of this finding for theories of cognitive aging. D

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Exploring structural dynamics within and between sensory and intellectual functioning in old and very old age: Longitudinal evidence from the Berlin Aging Study

Ghisletta

Lindenberger

2005

Intelligence

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“…Table 1 also provides a listing of all the variables for each wave (for in-depth descriptions and psychometric properties of all measures, see Lindenberger, Mayr, & Kliegl, 1993;Marsiske et al, 1999). In the cognitive domain, four intellectual abilities, each measured by two tasks, were assessed: perceptual speed (Digit Letter and Identical Pictures tasks), fluency (Category and Word Beginnings tasks), episodic memory (Paired Associates and Memory-for-Text tasks), and verbal knowl- Lindenberger & Baltes, 1994), considering corrected vision should reduce the importance of peripheral variance (e.g., variance due to individual differences in the refractory properties of the lens), thereby allowing for a more direct assessment of visual losses that are neuronal in origin.…”

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Cognitive and sensory declines in old age: Gauging the evidence for a common cause.

Lindenberger

Ghisletta

2009

Psychology and Aging

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Resource accounts of behavioral aging postulate that age-associated impairments within and across intellectual and sensory domains reflect, in part, a common set of senescent alterations in the neurochemistry and neuroanatomy of the aging brain. Hence, these accounts predict sizeable correlations of between-person differences in rates of decline, both within and across intellectual and sensory domains. The authors examined reliability-adjusted variances and covariances in longitudinal change for 8 cognitive measures and for close visual acuity, distant visual acuity, and hearing in 516 participants in the Berlin Aging Study (ages 70 to 103 years at 1st measurement). Up to 6 longitudinal measurements were distributed over up to 13 years. Individual differences in rates of cognitive decline were highly correlated, with a single factor accounting for 60% of the variance in cognitive change. This amount increased to 65% when controlling for age at first measurement, distance to death, and risk of dementia. Contrary to expectations, the correlations between cognitive and sensory declines were only moderate in size, underscoring the need to delineate both domain-general and function-specific mechanisms of behavioral senescence.

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“…For example, there are general patterns of physical, perceptual, and cognitive changes that occur with age: strength decreases; hearing and vision loss occurs; and working memory declines (for a review see Fisk, Rogers, Charness, Czaja, & Sharit, 2009). Such age-related changes can pose challenges for an older adult to meet the demands of the environment (Marsiske et al, 1999; Seidel et al, 2009). Unpredictable events can also occur that limit a person’s resources.…”

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Challenges to Aging in Place: Understanding Home Maintenance Difficulties

Fausset

Kelly

Rogers

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Journal of Housing For the Elderly

125

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Age-related declines in capabilities may compromise older adults’ ability to maintain their homes thus threatening successful aging in place. Structured interviews were conducted with forty-four independently living older adults (Mage = 76.1, SD = 4.7) to discuss difficult home maintenance tasks and how they managed those tasks. Solutions to managing difficulties were categorized as person-related or environment-related. The majority (85%) of responses were person-related solutions. An understanding of the specific challenges that older adults face in maintaining their homes can guide redesign efforts and interventions to effectively support older adults’ desire to age in place.

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Sensory Systems in Old Age

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Exploring structural dynamics within and between sensory and intellectual functioning in old and very old age: Longitudinal evidence from the Berlin Aging Study

Exploring structural dynamics within and between sensory and intellectual functioning in old and very old age: Longitudinal evidence from the Berlin Aging Study

Cognitive and sensory declines in old age: Gauging the evidence for a common cause.

Challenges to Aging in Place: Understanding Home Maintenance Difficulties

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