The Association Between Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment, Dual Sensory Impairment, and Serious Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Population-Based Study of 5.4 million Older Adults.

Background: Sensory impairments and cognitive impairment are increasing in scope due to the aging population.

Objective: To investigate the association between hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory impairment with cognitive impairment among older adults.

Methods: Secondary analysis of a combination of ten consecutive waves (2008-2017) of the nationally representative American Community Survey.