Sensory Impairment in Older Adults
Cross-source consensus on Sensory Impairment in Older Adults from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
Risks & contraindications
Background
Highlighted claims
- By 2035, one in three people in the UK will experience hearing impairment. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
- Visual impairment in the UK is projected to rise from 2.8 million to 4 million people by 2050. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
- Over half a million people in the UK live with both sight and hearing loss, meeting the statutory definition of deafblind. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
- Older people with sensory impairment are disproportionately affected by multimorbidity and are more likely to live alone. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care