Changes in Visual Function in the Elderly Population in the United States: 1995-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To document recent trends in visual function among the United States population aged 70+ years and investigate how the trends can be explained by inter-temporal changes in: (1) population sociodemographic characteristics, and chronic disease prevalence, including eye diseases (compositional changes); and (2) effects of the above factors on visual function (structural changes).

Methods

Data from the 1995 Asset and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) and the 2010 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were merged with Medicare Part B claims in the interview years and the 2 previous years. Decomposition analysis was performed. Respondents from both studies were aged 70+ years. The outcome measure was respondent self-reported visual function on a 6-point scale (from

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4959606 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature