Association of Co-occurring Dementia and Self-reported Visual Impairment With Activity Limitations in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The number of older adults with visual impairment (VI) and dementia is projected to increase in the US because of the aging of the population. Dementia and VI commonly co-occur and are each independently associated with disability. To care for an aging population, it may be important to characterize the association of coexisting dementia and self-reported VI on daily functioning.

Objective

To evaluate the association of co-occurring dementia and self-reported VI on daily functioning.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative cohort study used data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), an annual study of US adults 65 years and older. Participants in the 2015 survey with complete data on

SUBMITTER: Patel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7226290 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature