Estimating And Alleviating The Impacts Of Age-Related Sensory Decline

感觉丧失和痴呆症对老年人的影响不成比例，通常是同时发生的，是造成澳大利亚老年人残疾负担的两个主要因素。这项研究将调查听力和视力丧失对老年人健康和福祉的影响，为减少与年龄相关的感觉丧失所造成的残疾负担提供信息。这些影响包括认知衰退和痴呆症、精神健康、生活质量、残疾和独立生活。

Sensory loss and dementia disproportionately affect older adults, often co-occur, and are the two leading contributors to disability burden among older Australians. This research will investigate the consequences that hearing and vision loss have for older adult health and wellbeing, informing strategies to reduce the disability burden of age-related sensory loss. These impacts include cognitive decline and dementia, mental health, quality of life, disability and independent living.