Changes in Home Care Clients’ Sensory Impairment Status and Its Association With Functioning Over 18 Months: A Longitudinal Register-Based Study

Tiina Pesonen, Heidi Siira, Visa Väisänen, Johanna Edgren, Mari Aaltonen, Sinikka Lotvonen, Satu Elo, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on May 16, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Volume 38, Issue 5-6, Page 325-336, June 2026.
We investigated the changes in home care clients’ vision and hearing over 18 months and examined the role of sensory impairments in maintaining their functioning. We used data from the Finnish Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) database (n= 7013). ...