caa a22 4500 606178430 CHVBK 20210128100756.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-0941-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-0941-7 Impact of combined sensory impairments on health-related quality of life [Elektronische Daten] [Laura Khil, Jürgen Wellmann, Klaus Berger] Purpose: To analyse the impact of single/combined sensory impairment on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: Data from 1102 participants (mean age=51.4years) of the Dortmund Health Study were analysed. HRQOL was assessed by the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). Sensory impairment was measured with validated tests. Each impairment variable was coded into four categories (no impairment, mild, moderate, and severe impairment). Data were analysed with general linear models adjusted for possible confounders. The reference category was the group of no sensory impairment. Results: Sensory impairments did not influence the mental component score (MCS). Severe auditory impairment (−3.7, 95% CI −6.3, −1.2) and olfactory impairment (−3.3, 95% CI −5.6, −1.1) were related to a reduction in the physical component score (PCS). Auditory plus visual and gustatory plus visual impairments had a stronger effect on PCS than the respective impairments alone. For most of the other impairment combinations, additive effects were observed. Conclusions: Sensory impairments reduced self-reported physical but not mental health scores. Combined sensory impairment worsened the impact of single sensory impairment on health. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Auditory impairment nationallicence Olfactory impairment nationallicence Gustatory impairment nationallicence Visual impairment nationallicence Combined impact nationallicence SF-36 nationallicence Khil Laura Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Wellmann Jürgen Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Berger Klaus Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2099-2103 0962-9343 24:9<2099 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0941-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0941-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khil Laura Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wellmann Jürgen Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Berger Klaus Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 3, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2099-2103 0962-9343 24:9<2099 2015 24 11136