Caring for Older Adults With Vision Impairment and Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Dementia and vision impairment (VI) are common among older adults but little is known about caregiving in this context.

Research design and methods

We used data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationally representative survey of Medicare beneficiaries, linked to their family/unpaid helpers from the National Study of Caregiving. Vision impairment was defined as self-reported blindness or difficulty with distance/near vision. Probable dementia was based on survey report, interviews, and cognitive tests. Our outcomes included hours of care provided, and number of valued activities (scored 0-4) affected by caregiving, per month.

Results

Among 1,776 caregivers, 898 (55.1%, weighted) assisted older adults without dementia or

SUBMITTER: Varadaraj V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7657090 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature