Objective To examine the extent and nature of evidence on the use of the environmental
scan (ES) in the health services delivery literature. Design Scoping review. Methods This …

Introduction: Hearing, vision, and cognitive impairment commonly co-occur in older people.
However, the rate of recognition and appropriate management of combined hearing and …

Introduction Persons living with, versus without, dementia (PLWD) have heightened fall‐risk.
Little is known about whether fall‐risk factors differ by dementia status. Methods Using the …

Objective There is a strong association between cognitive impairment and hearing loss, both
highly prevalent in the ageing population. Early detection of both hearing loss and cognitive …

Dementia and hearing loss are both common among older people. The co-occurrence of the
two conditions increases complexities in all aspects of an individual's care and management …

Objective In order to better understand the barriers that limit the social participation of older
people with low vision, the aim of this study was to describe and clarify the factors that shape …

Background The prevalence of vision and hearing loss is higher amongst older individuals
with dementia, as well as higher in long-term care settings than in the wider community …

This chapter begins with an overview of the current definitions of deafblindness, dual
sensory impairment, and combined vision and hearing loss, followed by a review of the …

Abstract Background and Objectives Poor identification of sensory impairments in care
homes can be due to multiple factors. This scoping review identifies and synthesizes the …

Background Most residents with dementia (RwD) in long-term care (LTC) facilities
experience hearing and vision problems, yet these sensory deficits, which are associated …