Assistive device use in visually impaired older adults: Role of control beliefs

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 739-746

  Becker, Stefanie ^a   Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Schilling, Oliver ^a   Burmedi, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related low vision; Age related macular degeneration; Assistive device use; Control theory; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SEX RATIO; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 28744449729     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.6.739     Document Type: Article

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