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

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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.

Integrating sensory assessments reduces elder mistreatment risk in community-dwelling older adults, suggesting a proactive approach.

Integrating assessments for multisensory impairment, vision, and hearing loss may add to elder mistreatment prevention and detection efforts.

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Rosenberg et al. (2026) studied this question.

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