Categorizing the effect of comorbidity: A qualitative study of individuals' experiences in a low-vision rehabilitation program

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1802-1809

  Whitson, Heather E ^a   Steinhauser, Karen ^a   Ammarell, Natalie ^b   Whitaker, Diane ^a   Cousins, Scott W ^c   Ansah, Deidra ^c   Sanders, Linda L ^a   Cohen, Harvey J ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; clinical medicine; health services research; multicomponent intervention; patient centered

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMORBIDITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TAXONOMY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; VISION, LOW;

EID: 80054797308     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03602.x     Document Type: Article

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