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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
卷 69, 期 -, 页码 S144-S153出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu102
关键词
Aging; Demography; Geriatrics; Hearing; Older adults; Olfaction; Sensation; Sensory function; Social consequences; Vision
资金
- National Institute on Aging [AG033903-01, AG030481-37, AG021487-01]
- Center on Aging Specialized Training Program in the Demography and Economics of Aging [NIA T32000243]
- McHugh Otolaryngology Research Fund
- American Geriatrics Society/Dennis W. Jahnigen Scholar Award
- National Institute of Aging [AG12857, K23 AG036762]
- Institute for Translational Medicine [KL2RR025000, UL1RR024999]
- National Institute on Aging at The University of Chicago [K23 AG036762]
Objectives. Sensory function, a critical component of quality of life, generally declines with age and influences health, physical activity, and social function. Sensory measures collected in Wave 2 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) survey focused on the personal impact of sensory function in the home environment and included: subjective assessment of vision, hearing, and touch, information on relevant home conditions and social sequelae as well as an improved objective assessment of odor detection. Method. Summary data were generated for each sensory category, stratified by age (62-90 years of age) and gender, with a focus on function in the home setting and the social consequences of sensory decrements in each modality. Results. Among both men and women, older age was associated with self-reported impairment of vision, hearing, and pleasantness of light touch. Compared with women, men reported significantly worse hearing and found light touch less appealing. There were no gender differences for vision. Overall, hearing loss seemed to have a greater impact on social function than did visual impairment. Discussion. Sensory function declines across age groups, with notable gender differences for hearing and light touch. Further analysis of sensory measures from NSHAP Wave 2 may provide important information on how sensory declines are related to health, social function, quality of life, morbidity, and mortality in this nationally representative sample of older adults.
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