The personal burden of decreased vision-targeted health-related quality of life in nursing home residents

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-521

  Elliott, Amanda F ^a   Dreer, Laura E ^a   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a   Scilley, Kay ^a   Owsley, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bother; Health related quality of life; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952155575     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310361368     Document Type: Article

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