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Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning
Hearing and vision loss have been linked with cognitive decline in older adults. There may be various pathways through which sensory impairments impact cognitive functioning. Sensory impairments may lead individuals to be less socially connected, which may impact cognitive functioning due to less co...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742669/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2095 |
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author | Yorgason, Jeremy Tanner, Corinna Trujillo Richardson, Stephanie Burch, Allison Stagg, Brian Hill, Melanie |
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description | Hearing and vision loss have been linked with cognitive decline in older adults. There may be various pathways through which sensory impairments impact cognitive functioning. Sensory impairments may lead individuals to be less socially connected, which may impact cognitive functioning due to less cognitive stimulation. As such, sensory impairments and social isolation may cascade to negatively impact cognitive functioning. Using data from 8,334 individuals aged 65-90+ in waves 6, 7, and 8 of the NHATS study, we estimated a longitudinal mediation structural equation model. Findings indicate that both self-reported vision and hearing impairment in wave 6 of NHATS were linked to concurrent cognitive functioning through social isolation. Only hearing impairment demonstrated longitudinal impact through social isolation across 2 and 3 waves. Findings suggest that medical professionals working with older adults with vision or hearing impairment should assess social isolation, as a point of intervention to maintain cognitive function. |
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spelling | pubmed-77426692020-12-21 Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning Yorgason, Jeremy Tanner, Corinna Trujillo Richardson, Stephanie Burch, Allison Stagg, Brian Hill, Melanie Innov Aging Abstracts Hearing and vision loss have been linked with cognitive decline in older adults. There may be various pathways through which sensory impairments impact cognitive functioning. Sensory impairments may lead individuals to be less socially connected, which may impact cognitive functioning due to less cognitive stimulation. As such, sensory impairments and social isolation may cascade to negatively impact cognitive functioning. Using data from 8,334 individuals aged 65-90+ in waves 6, 7, and 8 of the NHATS study, we estimated a longitudinal mediation structural equation model. Findings indicate that both self-reported vision and hearing impairment in wave 6 of NHATS were linked to concurrent cognitive functioning through social isolation. Only hearing impairment demonstrated longitudinal impact through social isolation across 2 and 3 waves. Findings suggest that medical professionals working with older adults with vision or hearing impairment should assess social isolation, as a point of intervention to maintain cognitive function. Oxford University Press 2020-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7742669/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2095 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Yorgason, Jeremy Tanner, Corinna Trujillo Richardson, Stephanie Burch, Allison Stagg, Brian Hill, Melanie Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title | Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title_full | Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title_fullStr | Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title_full_unstemmed | Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title_short | Social Isolation as a Mechanism Linking Sensory Impairment With Cognitive Functioning |
title_sort | social isolation as a mechanism linking sensory impairment with cognitive functioning |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742669/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2095 |
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