ArticleBMC research notes2021
The impact of near visual impairment on instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling older adults in Selangor.
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- Near visual impairment and its associated factors among adult diabetic patients at Adare General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Real-life intrinsic capacity screening data from the ICOPE-Care program.Nature aging · 2024Article
- Predictors and consequences of visual trajectories in Chinese older population: A growth mixture model.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- The Association of Retinal Disease with Vision Impairment and Functional Status in Medicare Patients.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2024Article
- The association of subjective vision with objectively measured intensity-specific physical activity and bout-specific sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The Risk of Major Depressive Disorder Due to Cataracts among the Korean Elderly Population: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) in 2016 and 2018.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Factors influencing older adults' satisfaction with caregivers' communication.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveNear visual impairment (VI) is a common disability in an aging population. Near vision is crucial in activity of daily living including reading, smartphone and computer use and meal preparation. This study was conducted to determine the association between near visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) with activity of daily living (ADL) among visually impaired older adults.
resultsA total of 208 participants aged ≥ 60 were recruited from the population-based longitudinal study on neuroprotective model for healthy longevity. Habitual near VA and CS were measured using Lighthouse near VA chart and Pelli-Robson CS chart, respectively. Lawton instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) was used to assess ADL. There are 41.8% participants with near visual impairment and 28.7% among them had IADL disability. Independent t test showed significant lower mean IADL score among visually impaired participants [t(206) = 2.03, p = 0.04]. IADL score significantly correlated with near VA (r = - 0.21, p = 0.05) but not with CS (r = - 0.14, p = 0.21). Near VA (B = - 0.44, p = 0.03) and age (B = - 0.07, p = 0.01) significantly predicted IADL. The findings show poorer VA renders higher IADL disability, which may necessitate interventions to improve ADL among visually impaired older adults.
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