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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2021

Caring for Older Adults With Self-Reported Vision Impairment: Findings from the National Study of Caregiving.

Varshini Varadaraj, Kayla S Swiatek, Shang-En Chung, Joshua R Ehrlich, Lama Assi, Jennifer L Wolff, Bonnielin K Swenor

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Varshini VaradarajFrom the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kayla S SwiatekUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Shang-En ChungJohns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Joshua R EhrlichDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Center for Eye Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Lama AssiFrom the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jennifer L WolffDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Bonnielin K SwenorFrom the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: bswenor@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Kentucky · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

The National Health and Trends StudyU01AG032947 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VICKI A. FREEDMAN, JENNIFER ANN SCHRACK · 2008 to 2026
$169.4M
Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical StudentsT35AG026758 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Stephanie Nothelle, Sevil Yasar · 2005 to 2026
$1.9M
Addressing Low Vision due to Severe Peripheral Field Loss: Development and Validation of a Patient-Centered Outcome MeasureK23EY027848 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI EHRLICH, JOSHUA ROBERT · 2017 to 2021
$1.2M
Vision Loss and Cognition: Testing the sensory consequence hypothesisK01AG052640 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SWENOR, BONNIELIN · 2017 to 2021
$834k
NEI NIH HHS K23 EY027848NIA NIH HHS K01 AG052640NIA NIH HHS T35 AG026758NIA NIH HHS U01 AG032947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine caregiving relationships for older adults with vision impairment (VI).

designCross-sectional study with a nationally representative sample.

methodsSetting: the National Health and Aging Trends Study linked to the National Study of Caregiving, Year 2011. STUDY POPULATION: 1,776 family or unpaid caregivers to community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries age ≥65 years old. OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: in the preceding month, 1) the number of hours of care provided; 2) the valued activities affected by caregiving; and 3) the odds of experiencing substantial emotional, financial, and physical difficulty related to providing care. EXPOSURE: VI was defined as a report of blindness or difficulty with distance or near vision.

resultsAmong 1,776 caregivers, 428 caregivers spent an average ± standard error (SE) of 111 ± 9.1 hours per month assisting older adults with VI, whereas 1,348 spent an average of 72 ± 3.3 hours assisting older adults without VI. In fully adjusted negative binomial regression analyses, caregivers of older adults with VI spent 36% more hours (incident rate ratio [IRR]: 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-1.60) providing care and reported having 61% more valued activities affected (IRR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.23-2.10) than caregivers of older adults without VI. In fully adjusted logistic regression analyses, caregivers of older adults with VI had greater odds of emotional (odds ratio [OR]: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.04-2.03) but not financial (OR: 1.33; 95% CI: 0.87-2.03) or physical (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 0.74-1.74) difficulty related to providing care than caregivers of older adults without VI.

conclusionsThese results suggest that caring for older adults with VI places different demands on time and emotional wellbeing than caring for older adults without VI, but no differences in financial or physical difficulties.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCaregiversCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePersons with DisabilitiesPersons with Visual DisabilitiesSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVision Disorders

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PMID33831341
PMCPMC8817230
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