Vision Impairment and Frailty Among Mexican American Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study.

Autor:	Sonnenfeld ML; Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuEST), Houston, TX, USA., Pappadis MR; Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.; Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA., Reistetter TA; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA., Raji MA; Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA., Ottenbacher K; Department of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA., Al Snih S; Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.; Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.; Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.; Department of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society [J Appl Gerontol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 43 (6), pp. 755-764. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 27.
DOI:	10.1177/07334648241231374
Abstrakt:	We examined the relationship between vision impairment (VI) and new-onset frailty among non-frail Mexican American older adults (≥70 years) at baseline and determined the differential impact of VI on each frailty criteria. Data were from an 18-year prospective cohort from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (1998/1999, N = 1072 to 2016, N = 175). Frailty was defined as ≥3 criteria: unintentional weight loss of >10 pounds, weakness, exhaustion, low physical activity, and slowness. VI was defined as difficulty in recognizing a friend at arm's length's away, across the room, or across the street. We found that participants with VI (near or distant) and distant VI had greater odds of frailty (near or distant VI, OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.30-2.73 and distant VI, OR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.34-2.86, respectively) after controlling for covariates over time. Early screening (optimal management) of VI may prevent or delay onset of frailty among older Mexican Americans. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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