Efficacy of ScripTalk Automated Prescription Label Reader and Veterans with Visual Impairments.

Autor: Spektor, Tatyana, Nikolic, Nicole, Lekakh, Olga, Gaynes, Bruce I.
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Zdroj: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness; Sep/Oct2015, Vol. 109 Issue 5, p412-418, 7p
Abstrakt: The author explains how visual decline is one of the most important features of age-related disability among older adults. Studies have suggested that medication mismanagement may be related to vision loss. A link has been recognized between visual impairment and an increased risk of hospitalization, which is likely secondary to the reduced functional ability associated with visual impairment and other comorbidity.
Databáze: Complementary Index