Associations of dual sensory impairment with long-term depressive and anxiety symptoms in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored the associations of dual sensory impairment (DSI) with long-term depressive and anxiety symptoms as well as low perceived social support (LPSS) as a modifier of these associations.

Methods

Multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of DSI and single sensory impairment (hearing [pure-tone average > 25 dB] and vision [impaired visual acuity and/or contrast sensitivity]) with long-term depressive symptom (≥8 on the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale) and anxiety symptom (present on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist) latent classes from group-based trajectory models (rare/never; mild/moderate increasing; chronically high) among 2102 Health, Aging and Body Composition Study participants (mean age:74.0 ± 2.

SUBMITTER: Armstrong NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10696594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature