1 Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
2 School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec.
3 Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia.
4 Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario.
5 Rehabilitation Institute, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
6 Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and Department of Health Sciences Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.

The Prevalence of Hearing, Vision, and Dual Sensory Loss in Older Canadians: An Analysis of Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Can J Aging. 2020 Jun 17;:1-22

Authors: Mick PT, Hämäläinen A, Kolisang L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Phillips N, Guthrie D, Wittich W

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of hearing loss (HL), vision loss (VL), and dual sensory loss (DSL) in Canadians 45-85 years of age. Audiometry and visual acuity were measured. Various levels of impairment severity were described. Results were extrapolated to the 2016 Canadian population. In 2016, 1,500,000 Canadian males 45-85 years of age had at least mild HL, 1,800,000 had at least mild VL, and 570,000 had DSL. Among females, 1,200,000 had at least mild HL, 2,200,000 had at least mild VL, and 450,000 had DSL. Among Canadians 45-85 years of age, mild, moderate, and severe HL was prevalent among 13.4 per cent, 3.7 per cent, and 0.4 per cent of males, and among 11.3 per cent, 2.3 per cent, and 0.2 per cent of females, respectively. Mild and moderate, or severe VL was prevalent among 19.8 per cent and 2.4 per cent of males, and among 23.9 per cent and 2.6 per cent of females, respectively. At least mild DSL was prevalent among 6.4 per cent of males and 6.1 per cent of females.

PMID: 32546290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]