Impact of visual impairment on service and device use by individuals with diabetic retinopathy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 659-665

  Schmier, Jordana K ^a,e   Covert, David W ^b   Matthews, G Philip ^c   Zakov, Z Nicholas ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^c Vision Quest   (United States)

^d Retina Associates of Cleveland   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Costs and cost analysis; Diabetes; Questionnaires; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECTACLES; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID; ADULT; CAREGIVER; COST; ECONOMICS; FALLING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 68049088762     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802239391     Document Type: Article

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