Age-related hearing loss is a chronic health condition. This qualitative study applied the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation to explore the lived experiences and illness perceptions of older adults with age-related hearing loss. Twenty older adults ≥ 65 years of age with hearing loss were recruited by purposive sampling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To investigate the effect of sensory impairment on quality of life in older adults and to assess the role of physical function as a mediator of the effect of the sensory impairment on quality of life.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Methods: Older adults aged ≥65 years (N = 600) were recruited from January 2019 to May 2020.
The Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is a comprehensive tool for assessing mobility in older adults, but the evidence of its psychometric properties in Chinese older adults is lacking. The aim was to adapt and validate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-C) in community-dwelling older adults. A cross-sectional study was designed with 225 community-dwelling older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Sensory impairments are common in older adults. Hearing and visual impairments affect their physical and mental health and quality of life adversely. However, systematic reviews of the relationship between hearing impairment, visual impairment, dual sensory impairment, and quality of life are scarce.
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