Sensory Impairment and Risk of Elder Mistreatment in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Key Points

• The aim is to determine how sensory impairments relate to the risk of elder mistreatment.
• Conducted assessments for multisensory impairment including vision and hearing.
• Examined the relationships between these impairments and reported mistreatment incidents.
• Utilized community-dwelling older adults for data collection.
• Identified a significant correlation between sensory impairments and increased risk of mistreatment.
• Demonstrated that comprehensive sensory assessments can improve detection efforts.
• Highlighted the need for proactive measures in elder mistreatment prevention.