Psychosocial adaptations to dual sensory loss in middle and late adulthood.
Psychosocial adaptations to dual sensory loss in middle and late adulthood.
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10.1177/1084713807308210
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
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通讯作者：
Bally, Scott J
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作者：
Brennan, Mark;Bally, Scott J
听力和视觉功能同时丧失或双重感觉丧失影响着许多各个年龄段的人，特别是老年人。由于遗传缺陷、事故、伤害、疾病或环境侵害，任何年龄都可能出现双重感觉丧失；然而，大多数人由于与年龄相关的疾病过程而患上这种疾病，很少导致完全耳聋或失明。这种情况对身体和心理功能以及生活质量具有广泛的影响。在本文中，我们回顾了双重损伤的患病率和原因及其对受影响个人及其家庭功能的影响。我们使用生物心理社会精神和生态模型来研究心理社会应对和适应这种情况，并讨论各种应对和适应策略。介绍了更大的社会力量对社会心理适应的影响，随后就康复和其他专业人员如何应对随着人口老龄化而面临的双重感觉丧失的挑战提出了建议。
Concurrent losses of hearing and vision function, or dual sensory loss, affect a large number of individuals of all ages and particularly older adults. Dual sensory loss may present at any age as a result of genetic defect, accident, injury, disease, or environmental insult; however, most persons develop this condition as a result of age-related disease processes that rarely result in total deafness or blindness. This condition has wide-ranging implications for physical and psychological functioning and quality of life. In this article, we review the prevalence and causes of dual impairment and its effects on functioning for both individuals affected and their families. We examine psychosocial coping and adaptation to this condition using biopsychosocial-spiritual and ecological models and discuss various strategies for coping and adaptation. The impact of larger societal forces on psychosocial adaptation is presented, followed by recommendations for how rehabilitation and other professionals can meet the challenge of dual sensory loss that awaits us with the aging of the population.