title: In touch with the world outside. Managing sensory changes in elderly people.
abstract: The inevitable deterioration of the senses associated with ageing can significantly affect older people's quality of life. Adapting daily routines and the home environment to cope with these changes can restore temporarily lost independence.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swiatczak
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D003142:Communication; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*