Healio (10/19, Gramigna) reports, “Individuals with visual and/or hearing impairments were at increased risk for cognitive decline and depression,” investigators concluded after “analyzing data of 18,038 participants of a 2015 survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, which collected responses of adults aged 45 years or older and their spouses.” The findings of the “cross-sectional study” were published online in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Visual, hearing impairments may increase risk for cognitive decline, depression “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 19, 2020