Sensory impairment, including hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual sensory
impairment, is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with increased risk
of mortality
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and burden of disease,
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which has attracted widespread concern recently. However, the relationship between
sensory impairment and health care utilization among older adults is not well defined.
Moreover, sensory impairment leads to activity limitations and participation restrictions,
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and commonly coexists with functional impairment, as they share common risk factors.
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Functional impairment is a potent driver of health care utilization.
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Although older adults with functional impairment may perform activities less frequently,
whether the co-occurrence of sensory impairment is a potential driver of excessive
health care utilization remains unclear.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: July 13, 2021
Footnotes
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 71774104, 71974117); and the China Medical Board (grant numbers 16–257), Cheeloo Youth Scholar Grant, and Shandong University (Grant Numbers IFYT1810, 2012DX006).
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