The Prevalence and Impact of Vision and Hearing Loss in the Elderly

Rooth, Meredith A

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“…In a study of 2,003 older residents (aged 60 years and over) in Hong Kong, Chou and Chi (15) found that 20.0% had poor vision, 17.5% had hearing impairment, and 6.5% had vision and hearing loss. The prevalence of dual sensory loss is expected to increase with the aging of the population (16) and particularly in China, with increases in the number of older people aged 80 years and over.…”

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Sensory Loss in China: Prevalence, Use of Aids, and Impacts on Social Participation

Heine

Browning

Gong

2019

Front. Public Health

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The number of older adults with vision and/or hearing loss is growing world-wide, including in China, whose population is aging rapidly. Sensory loss impacts on older people's ability to participate in their communities and their quality of life. This study investigates the prevalence of vision loss, hearing loss, and dual sensory loss (combined vision and hearing loss) in an older adult Chinese population and describes the relationships between these sensory losses and demographic factors, use of glasses and hearing aids, unmet needs, and impacts on social participation. The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study is a population-based longitudinal survey conducted since 2011. The 2013 dataset for people aged 60 and over was used in this study. Items analyzed included demographic data (age, gender, education, rurality, and SES), self-reported ratings of vision (including legally blind, excellent-poor long, and short distance vision and the use and frequency of wearing glasses), hearing (excellent-poor hearing and the use of hearing aids), dual sensory loss (both poor/fair vision and hearing), and social participation. Of the sample, 80.2% reported poor/fair vision, 64.9% reported poor/fair hearing, and 57.2% had poor/fair vision and hearing. Few respondents (10%) wore glasses regularly and 20.1% wore glasses from time to time. Only 0.8% of respondents wore hearing aids although the proportion with hearing loss was high (64.9%). The proportion of unmet needs for glasses and hearing aids was 54.9 and 63.9%, respectively. Low socio-economic status (SES), poor education, and rurality were significantly associated with the prevalence of poor/fair vision and hearing, the use of glasses and hearing aids and the unmet needs of glasses/hearing aids. Poor/fair vision and/or hearing, and the unmet needs for glasses/hearing aids were significantly and negatively associated with social participation. Sensory loss is a significant health issue for older Chinese people that impacts on their social participation. Training primary care health professionals in identification and rehabilitation approaches is needed as well as increasing the numbers of vision and hearing specialists working in the field. Providing information on sensory loss and the use of aids to older adults will also help improve older adult's quality of life.

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Sensory Loss in China: Prevalence, Use of Aids, and Impacts on Social Participation

Heine

Browning

Gong

2019

Front. Public Health

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“…Given that vision and hearing loss are particularly prominent in older adults, the coverage paradox discussed in the Rooth article [12] is particularly troubling given the effects of untreated hearing loss that her article also discusses. She connects untreated hearing loss with current evidence related to hearing loss and cognition.…”

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Introduction to The NCMJ's Special Issue on Vision and Hearing Loss

Williams

2017

North Carolina Medical Journal

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“…Understanding the prevalence and impact of this impairment is important to help patients preserve and maintain a good quality of life. 1 …”

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“…Among elderly make poorer use of visual and vestibular information there is need greater help from the auditory system for maintaining postural balance. 1 3 19 20 Therefore, the reason for conducting the present research was to investigate the association between SNHL on postural balance in the elderly of both genders.…”

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Posturographic Analysis in the Elderly with and without sensorineural Hearing Loss

Ciquinato

Doi

Silva

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Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Introduction Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a serious public health problem. Some evidence suggests a significant relationship between SNHL and balance disorders. The inability to maintain balance associated with SNHL while standing further increases the risk of falls among older people. Objective To investigate the association between SNHL on the postural balance in elderly individuals of both genders. Methods The sample consisted of 247 (166 women) physically independent elderly individuals, (mean age = 68.4 ± 6.0). The instruments used were the anamnesis and the pure tone audiometry for hearing loss, and for balance a force platform based in measures of center of pressure area and of sway velocity in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions. Results Presence of hearing loss (HL) was observed in 68% of the participants. We observed a significant association between SNHL and characteristics of balance between the groups with and without HL for center of pressure (COP) area (p = 0.010), anteroposterior velocity (p = 0.001) and mediolateral velocity (p = 0.020). There was a significant difference between the gender groups for center of pressure area (p = 0.004), anteroposterior velocity (p = 0.001) and mediolateral velocity (p = 0.001) with better performance in the female group. Amongst men, there was a difference between the ones with HL and those without it, for COP area (p = 0.049). Conclusion In the present study, elderly individuals with SNHL exhibited more instability on the postural balance, and elderly men presented worse results in the test.

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The Prevalence and Impact of Vision and Hearing Loss in the Elderly

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Sensory Loss in China: Prevalence, Use of Aids, and Impacts on Social Participation

Sensory Loss in China: Prevalence, Use of Aids, and Impacts on Social Participation

Introduction to The NCMJ's Special Issue on Vision and Hearing Loss

Posturographic Analysis in the Elderly with and without sensorineural Hearing Loss

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