Longitudinal associations between dual sensory impairment and everyday competence among older adults

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 777-792

  Brennan, Mark ^a   Su, Ya Ping ^a   Horowitz, Amy ^a  

^a Lighthouse International   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Chronic illness; Disability; Dual sensory impairment; Functional competence; Hearing impairment; Older adults; Rehabilitation; Sensory impairment; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SENSORY AIDS; VISION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHRONIC ILLNESS; DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT; FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; SENSORY IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33846276194     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.06.0109     Document Type: Article

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