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Food-related concerns of older adults with macular degeneration
Author(s)	Georgia W Crews, Carol Ann Holcomb
Journal title	Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 21, no 1, 2001
Pages	pp 23-38
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Visual impairment ; Food preparation ; Shopping capacity ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of low vision and irreversible blindness in over 65s in the US. This study aimed to identify the food-related concerns of older adults with macular degeneration. Interviews and focus groups were conducted in 16 geographic locations. Concerns were not significantly associated with age, education or sex of participants. Similar concerns were expressed in both focus groups and interviews, but potentially embarrassing issues were mentioned more often during interviews. While there are strengths and weaknesses for each method, use of both interviews and focus groups increased the likelihood that the appropriate content area for the development of a questionnaire was captured. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020306202 A
Classmark	BR: YKF: CAN: 3F: 7T
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