ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019
Prevalence of Falls and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Self-Reported Vision Impairment.
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- Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2024Trial
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- Baseline visual acuity gaps in age-related macular degeneration: AREDS smokers and non-smokers.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
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- Research on fall prediction in elderly patients with chronic diseases based on explainable machine learning: an aging perspective.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Delayed Postural Responses to Fear of Falling During Gait Initiation in Low Vision: Insights from Virtual-Reality-Based Fear Simulation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration among elderly in geriatric homes, East Cairo, Egypt.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and sleep dysfunction in older adults.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Factors associated with fear of falling among Saudi community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- A comprehensive investigation to examine the factors associated with previous falls, recurrent falls, and concerns about falling among outpatient older individuals: a cross-sectional study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Eye care practitioners and falls prevention for older adults: A scoping review.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Effect of increased fear of falling on falls in patients undergoing HD: A narrative review.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2025Review
- Trends in prevalence and disability-adjusted life years for refractive disorders in China and globally from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Self-Reported Visual Difficulty and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Recurrent Falls.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FoF), and activity limitation due to FoF in a nationally representative study of older adults with self-reported vision impairment (VI).
designCross-sectional analysis of panel survey data.
settingNational Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationally representative survey administered annually from 2011 to 2016 to U.S. Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older.
participantsRespondents (N=11,558) who contributed 36,229 participant observations. MEASUREMENTS: We performed logistic regression to calculate the unadjusted and adjusted prevalence of self-reported history of more than 1 fall in the past year, any fall in the past month, FoF, and activity limitation due to FoF in participants with and without self-reported VI.
resultsThe weighted proportion of participants reporting VI was 8.6% (95% confidence interval (CI)=8.0-9.2%). The unadjusted prevalence of more than 1 fall in the past year was 27.6% (95% CI=25.5-29.7%) in participants with self-reported VI and 13.2% (95% CI=12.7-13.7%) in those without self-reported VI. In respondents with self-reported VI, the prevalence of FoF was 48.3% (95% CI=46.1-50.6%) and of FoF limiting activity was 50.8% (95%CI 47.3-54.2%), and in those without self-reported VI, the prevalence of FoF was 26.7% (95% CI=25.9-27.5%) and of FoF limiting activity was 33.9% (95% CI=32.4-35.4%). The prevalence of all fall and fall-related outcomes remained significantly higher among those with self-reported VI after adjusting for sociodemographics and potential confounders.
conclusionThe prevalence of falls, FoF, and activity limitation due to FoF is high in older adults with self-reported VI. This is the first study to provide nationally representative data on the prevalence of fall-related outcomes in older Americans with self-reported VI. These findings demonstrate the need to treat avoidable VI and to develop interventions to prevent falls and fall-related outcomes in this population. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:239-245, 2019.
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