Prevalence of impaired functional reading ability and its association with quality of life, daily activity, mobility and social participation among general older adults in Germany

Autor: Wolfgang Hoffmann, Clemens Jürgens, Thea Schwaneberg, Hans J. Grabe, Franziska Radicke, Claudia Meinke-Franze, Neeltje van den Berg, Frank Tost
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Activities of daily living
media_common.quotation_subject
Visual impairment
Population
Vision
Low
lcsh:Geriatrics
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
Elderly
Reading (process)
Germany
Activities of Daily Living
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Functional reading ability
030212 general & internal medicine
Mobility Limitation
Range of Motion
Articular
education
Exercise
media_common
Aged
Aged
80 and over
education.field_of_study
Daily activities
business.industry
Nieden reading chart
Cognition
Middle Aged
Social engagement
Social Participation
lcsh:RC952-954.6
Cross-Sectional Studies
Reading comprehension
Reading
Study of health in Pomerania
Quality of Life
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
Research Article
Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
BMC Geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
Popis: Background The prevalence of visual impairment and of impaired functional reading ability rapidly increase with age. However, functional reading ability is essential for an autonomous lifestyle. We analyzed the prevalence of impaired functional reading ability in the general elderly population and the association of impaired functional reading ability with quality of life, daily activities, mobility, and social participation. Methods Cross-sectional data from a population-based cohort were analyzed. Participants aged ≥65 years were tested for their functional reading ability using (1) Nieden charts (cognitive reading ability) and (2) a test in which a telephone number had to be found (reading comprehension). Prevalences of impaired functional reading ability were calculated. In multivariable regression models, the associations of cognitive reading ability (1) with quality of life, daily activities, mobility, and social participation were examined. Results 60 of 780 participants (7.69%) were able to read the third last text of the Nieden test (good cognitive reading ability), whereas 7 participants (0.9%) were unable to read any of the texts. 716 participants (91.8%) identified the phone book entry successfully (good reading comprehension). Multivariable regression models revealed no significant associations of the cognitive reading ability (1) with quality of life, daily activities, social participation, and mobility. Conclusion Our results showed a high prevalence of impaired cognitive reading ability (1). Reading comprehension (2) was slightly affected. The loss of cognitive reading ability usually progresses over years; signs and symptoms might remain unrecognized when compensated by other functions.
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