Objectives Good social connection is associated with better health and wellbeing. However,
social connection has distinct considerations for people living in long-term care (LTC) …

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the early stage of cognitive impairment between the
expected cognitive decline of normal aging and the more serious decline of dementia. This …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Background Little is known about whether and to what extent loneliness impacts the lives of
people with visual impairment (VI). Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the …

Objectives There has been increasing epidemiological research examining the association
between vision impairment (VI) and cognitive impairment and how poor vision may be a …

Hearing helps us know where we are relative to important events and objects in our
environment and it allows us to track our changing position dynamically over space and …

Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sensory
impairment (hearing loss only, vision loss only, and dual sensory impairment [DSI]) and …

Importance Hearing loss (HL) may be a modifiable risk factor for dementia, and longitudinal
studies are needed to examine the association of HL and dementia. Objective To investigate …

Background Loneliness and social isolation are global public health challenges. Sensory
impairments (SIs) are highly prevalent among older adults but are often ignored as a part of …

Elders in rural areas of developing countries are particularly vulnerable to cognitive
impairment and gender disparities are notable. Yet, evidence related to gender differences …