Sensory Integration Training for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Sensory impairments are highly prevalent among older adults and have significant effectson the cognitive and functional outcomes of aging. Although the relationship betweensensory functions and cognitive processes has been clearly established in the literature,the underlying neurobiological and psychosocial mechanisms of this link are yet to befully elucidated. In an era of increasing dementia prevalence, older individuals withsensory deficiencies constitute a critical and growing risk group that warrantsinvestigation for a deeper understanding of cognitive aging. Epidemiological dataindicate that impairments in visual, auditory, and other individual sensory systems areconsistently associated with cognitive decline and the development of dementia.In this context, our study proposes sensory integration training as a potentialintervention to bridge the gap between sensory input and cognitive performance.