ArticleOphthalmic epidemiology2017
Presence of Vision Impairment and Risk of Hospitalization among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Relationship of Self-reported and Performance-based Visual Function With Performance-based Measures of Physical Function: The Health ABC Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Article
- Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Among Adults with Hearing, Vision, and Dual Sensory Loss: A Case and Control Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2023Article
- The relationship between visual function and physical performance in the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA).PloS one · 2023Article
- Hospitalization Risk Among Older Adults with Sensory Impairments: Development of a Prognostic Model.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
- Dental, Vision, And Hearing Services: Access, Spending, And Coverage For Medicare Beneficiaries.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2020Article
- Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine the association between vision impairment and all-cause hospitalization among elderly Medicare beneficiaries.
methodsA population-based study (N = 22,681) of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older who participated in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for the years 2001-2007. Beneficiaries were classified into self-reported presence of vision impairment versus no vision impairment. Inpatient hospitalizations were identified using Medicare claims data. A multivariable Cox proportional hazard model examined the association between presence of vision impairment and time to first hospitalization within 3 years of survey entry after adjusting for sociodemographics, comorbidities, hearing impairment, and activity limitation stages derived from difficulty performing the activities of daily living.
resultsMedicare beneficiaries who self-reported the presence of vision impairment were significantly more likely to be hospitalized over 3 years compared to beneficiaries without vision impairment even after adjustment for potentially influential covariates (hazard ratio = 1.14 and 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.23).
conclusionsMedicare beneficiaries with self-reported vision impairment were at higher risk of hospitalization during a 3-year period. Further research may identify reasons that are amenable to policy interventions.
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