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10. Exploring Shared Effects of Multisensory Impairment, Physical Dysfunction, and Cognitive Impairment on Physical Activity: An Observational Study in a National Sample.

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Huisingh-Scheetz, Megan J., Li, Li, Wroblewski, Kristen E., Schumm, L. Philip, McClintock, Martha K., and Pinto, Jayant M.

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COGNITION disorders, SCIENTIFIC observation, CONFIDENCE intervals, SOCIAL support, TASTE disorders, SENSORY disorders, FUNCTIONAL status, SELF-evaluation, MULTIPLE regression analysis, COGNITION, GERIATRIC assessment, PHYSICAL activity, ACCELEROMETRY, RESEARCH funding, QUESTIONNAIRES, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, HEARING disorders, SMELL disorders, STATISTICAL sampling, DATA analysis software, VISION disorders, STATISTICAL models, LONGITUDINAL method
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Multisensory, physical, and cognitive dysfunction share age-related physiologic disturbances and may have common health effects. We determined whether the effect of multisensory impairment on physical activity (PA) is explained by physical (timed up and go) or cognitive (Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire) dysfunction. A National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project participant subset (n = 507) underwent objective sensory testing in 2005–2006 and wrist accelerometry in 2010–2011. We related multisensory impairment to PA using multivariate mixed-effects linear regression and compared the effect magnitude after adjusting for physical then cognitive dysfunction. Worse multisensory impairment predicted lower PA across three scales (Global Sensory Impairment: β = −0.04, 95% confidence interval [−0.07, −0.02]; Total Sensory Burden: β = −0.01, 95% confidence interval [−0.03, −0.003]; and Number of Impaired Senses: β = −0.02, 95% confidence interval [−0.04, −0.004]). Effects were similar after accounting for physical and cognitive dysfunction. Findings suggest that sensory, physical, and cognitive dysfunction have unique mechanisms underlying their PA effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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39. Can Digital Communication Protect Against Depression for Older Adults With Hearing and Vision Impairment During COVID-19?

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Zhang, Amanda, Wroblewski, Kristen E, Imbery, Terence E, McClintock, Martha K, Hawkley, Louise C, and Pinto, Jayant M

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PREVENTION of mental depression, RESEARCH, SOCIAL media, VIDEOCONFERENCING, INTERVIEWING, SOCIAL isolation, EXPERIENCE, TELECOMMUNICATION, INDEPENDENT living, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH funding, DEAF-blind disorders, PEOPLE with disabilities, TEXT messages, COVID-19 pandemic, EMAIL, OLD age
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Objectives During social isolation imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older adults with impaired hearing and vision potentially experienced more communication challenges, increasing their risk for poor mental health. Digital communication (e.g. video calls, e-mail/text/social media) may alleviate in-person isolation and protect against depression. We addressed this question using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, a nationally representative panel study of community-dwelling older adults. Method Two thousand five hundred fifty-eight adults aged 55 and older comprised the analytic sample. Interviewer rating at baseline (2015–2016) classified those with vision impairment (VI) or hearing impairment (HI). Olfactory impairment (OI) was measured by objective testing. During COVID-19 (2020–2021), respondents reported how often they contacted nonhousehold family or friends and whether this was by phone, e-mail/text/social media, video, or in-person. They also quantified the frequency of depressive feelings. Results Older adults with VI or HI but not OI at baseline were significantly less likely to report regular use of video calling and e-mail/text/social media during the pandemic compared to those without impairment. Sensory impairments did not affect the frequency of phone or in-person communication. Adults with VI or HI were more likely to experience frequent depressive feelings during COVID-19. Video calls mitigated this negative effect of VI- and HI-associated depressive feelings in a dose-dependent manner. Discussion Among communication modalities, video calling had a protective effect against depressive feelings for people with sensory impairment during social isolation. Improving access to and usability of video communication for older adults with sensory impairment could be a strategy to improve their mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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