PMID- 1401674
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19921106
LR  - 20190709
IS  - 0002-8614 (Print)
IS  - 0002-8614 (Linking)
VI  - 40
IP  - 10
DP  - 1992 Oct
TI  - The relationship between low vision and performance of activities of daily living 
      in nursing home residents.
PG  - 1018-20
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the link between low vision and Activities of Daily Living 
      (ADL) performance in cognitively intact nursing home residents. DESIGN: Survey. 
      SETTING: A non-profit geriatric long-term care facility. SUBJECTS: 21 males, 82 
      females, aged 66-98. MEASURES: Survey of 103 nursing home residents. ADL 
      functioning assessed via Maryland Appraisal of Patient Progress (MAPP); medical 
      data collected through chart review; ophthalmological data obtained through 
      dilated eye examination by an ophthalmologist. RESULTS: In comparison with 
      residents having good vision (n = 52), a significantly greater proportion of 
      residents with low vision (n = 51) were dependent on caregivers for performing 
      ADLs (eg, toileting, transferring, washing). Residents with low vision had 
      significantly more eye pathology (eg, cataracts, age-related macular 
      degeneration) than did residents with good vision. There were no significant 
      differences between groups with regard to presence of musculoskeletal problems 
      (eg, arthritis) or number of medical conditions (eg, cardiovascular disorder, 
      cerebrovascular accident). CONCLUSIONS: There is a strong link between low vision 
      and ADL disability in nursing home residents. Moreover, ADL dependency is 
      significantly related to the presence of eye disorders.
FAU - Marx, M S
AU  - Marx MS
AD  - Research Institute, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD 20852.
FAU - Werner, P
AU  - Werner P
FAU - Cohen-Mansfield, J
AU  - Cohen-Mansfield J
FAU - Feldman, R
AU  - Feldman R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Geriatr Soc
JT  - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JID - 7503062
SB  - IM
MH  - *Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Eyeglasses/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - *Geriatric Assessment
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Maryland/epidemiology
MH  - Nursing Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Nursing Homes
MH  - Vision Disorders/*complications/epidemiology/therapy
MH  - Vision Screening/standards
EDAT- 1992/10/01 00:00
MHDA- 1992/10/01 00:01
CRDT- 1992/10/01 00:00
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb04479.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992 Oct;40(10):1018-20. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb04479.x.