Quality of life by limited vision in old age: The example of age-related macula degeneration;Lebensqualität bei Seheinschränkung im Alter: Das Beispiel Altersabhängige Makuladegeneration

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 735-743

  Wahl, H W ^a   Heyl, V ^a   Langer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macula degeneration; Psychosocial intervention; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISION, LOW;

EID: 50549099797     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-008-1724-0     Document Type: Article

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