. 2019 May 22;60(5):e357–e366. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz066

Table 1.

Self-reported Sensory Functioning Scale Items and Cognitive Measures Employed for the Measurement Models

Vision		Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
Far vision	How good is your eyesight for seeing things at a distance, like recognizing a friend across the street (using glasses or corrective lens as usual)?	1	2	3	4	5
Near vision	How good is your eyesight for seeing things up close, like reading ordinary newspaper print (using glasses or corrective lens as usual)?	1	2	3	4	5
General vision	How is your eyesight (using glasses or corrective lens as usual)?	1	2	3	4	5
Hearing		Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
General hearing	How is your hearing (using a hearing aid as usual)	1	2	3	4	5
Following conversations	Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation if there is background noise, such as TV, radio, or children playing (using a hearing aid as usual)?	No 0	Yes 1
Cognition*
Verbal fluency	Participants are asked to name the maximum number of animals in one minute. The total score was the number of animals named by the participant.
Processing speed	Score obtained from a letter cancellation task where participants had to identify and mark two target letters (P and W) in a page of 65 random letters set out in rows and columns within one minute.
Immediate recall and delayed recall	Number of words recalled by the participant from a list of 10 common words. Word recall is tested immediately and after a short delay filled with other cognitive tests