Association between patient-reported hearing and visual impairments and functional, psychological, and cognitive status among older adults with cancer.

Enrique Soto Pérez de CelisCan-Lan SunWilliam P TewSupriya Gupta MohileAjeet GajraHeidi D KlepinCynthia OwusuCary Philip GrossHyman B MussStuart M LichtmanAndrew E ChapmanHarvey Jay CohenWilliam DaleHeeyoung KimSimone FernandesVani KatheriaArti Hurria

Published in: Cancer (2018)

Sensory impairment is common among older adults with cancer. Patients with sensory impairment are more likely to have functional, psychological, and cognitive deficits. Interventions aimed at improving the vision and hearing of older adults with cancer should be studied. Cancer 2018. © 2018 American Cancer Society.

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