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Hidden dangers: Does multisensory impairments accompanying visual impairment increase dementia risk
Xiaojuan Shi, Yueping Wu, Huihui Wang, Xiaoxue He, Xue Zhang, Lining Pu, Degong Pan, Jiangping Li. Journal of psychiatric research, 2024-04-23
Topic: Brain imaging, connectivity and assessment
Subjects experiencing multisensory impairments concurrent with visual impairment demonstrated a negative association with cognitive function. Notably, individuals who have both vision and hearing impairments had a significantly higher risk of developing dementia (HR 1.28, 95% CI [1.01-1.63]). Additionally, individuals who experience vision impairment and oral health issues simultaneously were also at higher risk for dementia (HR 1.61, 95% CI [1.32-1.97]). Furthermore, the risk of dementia among individuals with vision impairment, hearing impairment, and oral health issues further escalated to an even higher level (HR 1.63, 95% CI [1.19-2.24]). The correlation between the presence of multisensory impairments concurrent with visual impairment and cognitive decline is highly significant. Those with multisensory impairments concurrent with visual impairment are at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia.
Key findings
- Subjects experiencing multisensory impairments concurrent with visual impairment demonstrated a negative association with cognitive function.
- Notably, individuals who have both vision and hearing impairments had a significantly higher risk of developing dementia (HR 1.28, 95% CI [1.01-1.63]).
- Additionally, individuals who experience vision impairment and oral health issues simultaneously were also at higher risk for dementia (HR 1.61, 95% CI [1.32-1.97]).
- Furthermore, the risk of dementia among individuals with vision impairment, hearing impairment, and oral health issues further escalated to an even higher level (HR 1.63, 95% CI [1.19-2.24]).
- The correlation between the presence of multisensory impairments concurrent with visual impairment and cognitive decline is highly significant.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants500,000
- Effect sizeHR 1.28; HR 1.61; HR 1.63
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 77/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 43 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 77 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of psychiatric research) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 4 / 4 | 500,000 participants |
| Effect reported | 3 / 3 | Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 38678684) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 43 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 43 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 77 out of 100. |
| Total | 77 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Shi, X., Wu, Y., Wang, H., He, X., Zhang, X., Pu, L., et al. (2024). Hidden dangers: Does multisensory impairments accompanying visual impairment increase dementia risk. Journal of psychiatric research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.04.041
Vancouver
Shi X, Wu Y, Wang H, He X, Zhang X, Pu L, et al. Hidden dangers: Does multisensory impairments accompanying visual impairment increase dementia risk. Journal of psychiatric research. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.04.041. PMID: 38678684.
BibTeX
@article{shi2024-38678684,
author = {Shi, Xiaojuan and Wu, Yueping and Wang, Huihui and He, Xiaoxue and Zhang, Xue and Pu, Lining and Pan, Degong and Li, Jiangping},
title = {{Hidden dangers: Does multisensory impairments accompanying visual impairment increase dementia risk}},
journal = {Journal of psychiatric research},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.04.041},
pmid = {38678684},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.04.041}
}
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