Health-related quality of life among people aged ≥65 years with self-reported visual impairment: Findings from the 2006-2010 behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 287-296

  Crews, John E ^a   Chou, Chiu Fang ^a   Zhang, Xinzhi ^a   Zack, Matthew M ^a   Saaddine, Jinan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Health related quality of life; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84907063709     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2014.926556     Document Type: Article

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