Age-related hearing and vision problems are common in people living with dementia,
but these problems are often not detected or properly managed. Untreated hearing or
vision impairment worsens a person’s ability to function and live independently and
interferes with their ability to remember things and engage in social activities.
It can also impact their quality of life by increasing isolation.
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Published online: June 27, 2020
Footnotes
Supported by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group (NDNG) and the International Networking Group (ING), as well as the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant no. 668648) for the research program “Ears, Eyes and Mind: The ‘SENSE-Cog Project’ to promote mental well-being in elderly Europeans” (www.sense-cog.eu).
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