Assessment of sensory impairment in older adults with dementia  

作　　者：Nikol Gottfriedová Martina Kovalová Eva Mrázková Ondrej Machaczka Veronika Koutná Vladimír Janout Jana Janoutová 

机构地区：[1]Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Faculty of Medicine,University of Ostrava,Czech Republic [2]Department of Healthcare Management and Public Health,Faculty of Health Sciences,PalackýUniversity Olomouc,Czech Republic [3]Center for Research and Science,Faculty of Health Sciences,PalackýUniversity Olomouc,Czech Republic [4]Department of Public Health,Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,PalackýUniversity Olomouc,Czech Republic

出　　处：《Journal of Otology》2024年第4期220-226,共7页中华耳科学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by Czech Ministry of Health project NU20-09-00119.

摘　　要：Background:Over 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia.The rate of cognitive decline increases with age,and loss of senses may be a contributing factor.Objectives:This study aimed to analyze hearing,olfactory function,and color vision in patients with dementia.Materials and methods:The sample comprised 40 patients with dementia and 37 cognitively normal controls aged 41–85 years.All participants underwent conventional pure-tone audiometry and a screening version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults,the Odorized Markers Test of olfactory function and the Ishihara color vision test.The effects of comorbidities and lifestyle factors were also assessed.Results:Patients with dementia had significantly worse hearing at almost all frequencies tested and significantly greater olfactory impairment than cognitively normal controls.Color vision impairment was found in less than 8%of the sample,with no significant difference between the groups.Impairment of two senses(hearing and olfaction)was significantly more common in patients with dementia than in controls.Conclusion:Individuals with dementia were found to have sensory decline,namely hearing and olfactory impairment.Color vision was rarely impaired in the sample.Participants with dementia tended to have more multisensory impairments than controls.

关 键 词：DEMENTIA Cognitive impairment Sensory impairment Hearing loss Olfactory loss Color vision 

分 类 号：R749.16[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]