title: The effects of sensory changes in older persons.
abstract: An increasing proportion of persons encountered in professional nursing practice are older. This paper discusses the effects of sensory changes in older persons, specifically, the visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory effects. Nursing interventions aimed at assisting older persons to cope with or more effectively adapt to these potentially disabling alterations are explained, and some guidelines for nursing care are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000451:nursing; D012677:Sensation; D012903:Smell; D013649:Taste; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000451:nursing