Sensorimotor Impairment and Incident Dementia in the US Medicare Beneficiaries
In this nationally representative cohort, vision difficulty and motor impairments were independently associated with increased dementia risk over up to 11 years. The presence of multiple sensory difficulties and motor impairments substantially increased the risk of dementia, emphasizing the importance of their early detection and management to reduce dementia risk.
Authors
- Amal A. Wanigatunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-5184)
- Nicholas Simon Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0410-6067)
- Anis Davoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-9481)
- Ryan J. Dougherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-9549)
- Joshua Ehrlich
- Jennifer A. Schrack
- Yuri Agrawal
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- New York University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70250
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00