Association of Vision Impairment With Preventive Care Use Among Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preventive care is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality among older adults. Vision impairment may be a barrier to accessing care and health promotion information and therefore may contribute to decreased preventive care uptake.

Objective

To examine the association between self-reported vision impairment and uptake of preventive care services (ie, breast and colon cancer screenings and influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations).

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional study using the 2015 and 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and 2016 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, national surveys of US residents conducted through in-person household interviews in NHIS, and state-based telephone interviews i

SUBMITTER: Assi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596680 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature