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Table 2 Crosstab between sensory impairment and use of aids

From: Cognitive decline, sensory impairment, and the use of audio-visual aids by long-term care facility residents

n (%)

Visual aids

P-value

 Visual Impairmenta

 Yes

 No

 < 0.001

  Yes

  55 (2.5)

  333 (14.9)

  No

  558 (25.0)

  1,287 (57.6)

n (%)

Hearing aids

 

 Hearing Impairmentb

 Present and used

 Present and not used regularly

 No/not using

 < 0.001

  Yes

  43 (1.9)

  51 (2.3)

  787 (35.2)

  No

  5 (0.2)

  5 (0.2)

  1,342 (60.1)

  1. aVisual impairment was measured by a 5−point scale from MDS−RAI 2.0, with a score of 0–1 indicating no visual impairment
  2. bHearing impairment was measured by a 4−point scale from MDS−RAI2.0, with a score of 0 indicating no hearing impairment