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Coping strategies may not be reflected by simulated performance-based measures of functional ability
- Source :
- Journal of Optometry, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 101-108 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2013.
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Abstract
- Purpose: To determine whether the Melbourne Low Vision Index (MLVI) can be used to characterise the ability to carry out Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in a group of older people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which was reflective of actual day-to-day function according to in-depth interviews which encompassed questions about personal and environmental coping strategies. Method: Thirty-one individuals (23 females, 8 males, aged 79.1 ± 5.6 years) with AMD (16 dry, 15 wet) and no other ocular diseases underwent tests of clinical visual function, the MLVI and a semi-structured interview intended to highlight functionality in the home environment. Results: Participants’ clinical visual measures were correlated with MLVI score such that poorer visual function was associated with poorer functional ability for daily living activities (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18884296
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Optometry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8931fde741254f6eb970dbefa95e3313
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2012.08.001