The Association of Health-Related Quality of Life with Severity of Visual Impairment among People Aged 40–64 Years: Findings from the 2006–2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 145-153

  Crews, John E ^a   Chou, Chiu Fang ^a   Zack, Matthew M ^a   Zhang, Xinzhi ^b   Bullard, Kai McKeever ^a   Morse, Alan R ^c   Saaddine, Jinan B ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Lighthouse Guild   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); health related quality of life; middle age; visual impairment; working age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICARE; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE PART B; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84966706714     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2016.1168851     Document Type: Article

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