Association of hearing and vision impairment with cognitive impairment in nursing home residents in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objectives of this study were to ascertain the prevalence of vision and/or hearing impairment and investigate their association with cognitive impairment in nursing home residents in Switzerland.

Methods

The sample comprised individuals aged 65-105 (mean = 84.0 and SD = 7.2) newly admitted for long-term care in one of 715 Swiss nursing homes from 2010 to 2019 (N = 132,880). Items from the Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument Swiss Version 2.0 assessed occurrence of hearing impairment (HI), vision impairment (VI), and dual sensory impairment (DSI, both HI and VI). We conducted logistic regression analyses to examine associations of each sensory impairment to cognitive impairment, controlling for medical and demographic factors.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mikos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12332150 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature