ArticleBMC public health2022
Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of ageing in India.
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- Frailty and Visual Impairment in Elderly Individuals: Improving Outcomes and Modulating Cognitive Decline Through Collaborative Care Between Geriatricians and Ophthalmologists.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Predictors and consequences of visual trajectories in Chinese older population: A growth mixture model.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Best Practices for Treating Blind and Visually Impaired Patients in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Enhancing knowledge, attitude, and perceptions towards fall prevention among older adults: a pharmacist-led intervention in a primary healthcare clinic, Gemas, Malaysia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- A study on the relationship between recreational physical activity and audiovisual difficulty for older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Changing Trends in the Global Burden of Cataract Over the Past 30 Years: Retrospective Data Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Exploring factors influencing visual disability in the elderly population of China: A nested case-control investigation.Journal of global health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe present study determines the prevalence and correlates of falls, multiple falls, and injuries, focusing on visual impairment among the older adult and elderly population in India. Additionally, owing to the higher prevalence of falls and visual impairment among women, a sex-stratified analysis has also been done in the present study.
methodsThe study utilized the data from the first wave of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI wave-1), conducted during 2017-2018. Bivariate with chi-square and multivariate analyses were performed to fulfill the objective.
resultsAround 34% of population had low vision (male:30% and female: 38%), while blindness prevalence was 1.63% (males: 1.88% and females: 1.41%). The fall was higher among females and increased across the gender with increasing visual impairment and blindness levels. The unadjusted odds of falls were 16% higher among individuals with low vision and 40% higher among individuals with blindness than with normal vision, and comparatively higher odds among females than males.
conclusionIn summary, falls and visual impairment is public health challenge and needs to be addressed. Visual impairment is preventable in most cases, so it may be a modifiable target for reducing the risk of falls.
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