Impact of dual sensory impairment on the risk of incident dementia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e084654
• Main Authors: Giannoni-Luza, Stefano, Urso, Daniele, Alaoui, Ahmed Amine, Ting, Jeremy, Jabbour, Samir, Fuente, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 17.10.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Audiology; Blindness; Citation management software; Cognitive ability; Cohort analysis; Deafness; Dementia; Dementia - epidemiology; Hearing loss; Hearing Loss - epidemiology; Hearing protection; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Neurology; OPHTHALMOLOGY; Research Design; Review; Risk Factors; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Vision Disorders - epidemiology; Visual impairment; OPHTHALMOLOGY; Review; Risk Factors; Audiology; Dementia

IntroductionStrong evidence supports the importance of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia, with sensory loss, particularly visual and hearing impairment, being prominent among them. While single sensory impairment has been widely investigated, the influence of concomitant visual and he...