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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults with Auditory, Vision, and Dual Sensory Impairment
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June 13 2018
Source: J Aging Health. 31(8):1353-1375
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Alternative Title:J Aging Health
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Description:Objectives:
To examine the association of auditory, vision, and dual sensory impairment with late-life depressive and anxiety symptoms.
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Our study included 7,507 older adults from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationally representative sample of United States Medicare beneficiaries. Auditory and vision impairment were determined by self-report, and depressive and anxiety symptoms were evaluated by the PHQ-2 and GAD-2, respectively.
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Auditory, vision, and dual impairment were associated with an increased risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms in multivariable analyses accounting for sociodemographics, medical comorbidity, and functional impairment. Auditory, vision, and dual impairment were also associated with an increased risk for depressive and anxiety symptoms that persist or were of new onset after one year.
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Screening older adults with sensory impairments for depression and anxiety, and screening those with late-life depression and anxiety for sensory impairments, may identify treatment opportunities to optimize health and well-being.
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Pubmed ID:29896982
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6274614
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