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| Visual impairment among elderly Israelis | | Author(s) | Esther Iecovich |
| Journal title | BOLD, vol 13, no 3, May 2003 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), May 2003 |
| Pages | pp 9-18 |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Ethnic groups ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Israel. |
| Annotation | Age-related visual impairment is a major cause of functional limitations in mobility and independent living. Research findings suggest that social, emotional, mental and subjective well-being are affected likewise. This study of a sample of 152 Jewish older people aged 60+ in the southern region of Israel examines the relation between ethnicity and visual problems - that is, whether Jewish older people from various ethnic origins differ in terms of their perceived visual status and use of spectacles to improve their eyesight. The study also examines the extent to which visual problems affect the ability to perform activities of daily life (ADLs) and people's subjective well-being. The findings show ethnicity to be associated with perceived visual status, type of visual problems, spectacles usage, and reasons for not using spectacles whenever their use was necessary. Visual impairment was also found to significantly affect ability to perform ADL and instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) functions in older people from Asian-African countries, and to affect life satisfaction among older people from European-American countries only. Study findings are discussed in terms of policy and service provision. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030626202 A |
| Classmark | BR: TK: C4: CA: 7H6 |
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