PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG VETERANS RECEIVING VISION REHABILITATION: A PILOT STUDY
| Autor: | Maren K. Olsen, Kelly W. Muir, Heather E. Whitson, Dziadul J, Eleanor S. McConnell, Stelmack J, Sandra Woolson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) genetic structures business.industry Health Professions (miscellaneous) humanities Abstracts Physical medicine and rehabilitation Medicine Vision rehabilitation Life-span and Life-course Studies Cognitive impairment business health care economics and organizations |
| Popis: | Cognitive impairment and vision impairment frequently co-occur in older adults and confer significant disability. Outpatient vision rehabilitation (VR) improves function in Veterans with vision impairment, but consequences of comorbid cognitive impairment are unknown. We administered the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-m) in person to Veterans who presented for outpatient VR in two Veterans Administration clinics, excluding vision impairment due to brain injury. The TICS-m is a validated assessment of cognition; no tasks rely on vision. Of 291 Veterans screened (mean age 78.2 ± 12 years), 136 (46.7%) were cognitively intact (scores 33+), while 15(5.2%) scored |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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