Independence of older adults in performing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and the relation of this performance to visual abilities

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-213

  Ishihara, Keiko ^a   Ishihara, Shigekazu ^a   Nagamachi, Mitsuo ^a   Osaki, Hirokazu ^b   Hiramatsu, Sugaru ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ONOMICHI CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related decline in vision; IADLs; Logistic regression analysis; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010612368     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463922021000050023     Document Type: Article

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