The impact of near visual impairment on instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling older adults in Selangor.

Autor: Kee QT; Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme, Center for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Abd Rahman MH; Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme, Center for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. harimirahman@gmail.com., Mohamad Fadzil N; Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme, Center for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Mohammed Z; Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme, Center for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Shahar S; Dietetic Programme, Center of Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC research notes [BMC Res Notes] 2021 Oct 24; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 395. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 24.
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05813-3
Abstrakt: Objective: Near 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.
Results: A 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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Databáze: MEDLINE
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