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The needs and aspirations of older people with vision impairment
— report for the Thomas Pocklington Trust |
| Author(s) | Sheila Peace, Jeanne Katz, Caroline Holland, Rebecca Jones |
| Corporate Author | Faculty of Health and Social Care, Open University; Thomas Pocklington Trust |
| Publisher | Open University; Thomas Pocklington Trust, Milton Keynes; London, October 2016 |
| Pages | 79 pp |
| Source | http://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/wp-content/upl... |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Needs [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Qualitative Studies ; England. |
| Annotation | There is a growing body of national and international literature concerning vision impairment (VI) and growing older. This report summarises the views of older people with vision impairment living in a variety of domestic environments across England. They were recruited through contacts in VI voluntary organisations, including those supporting people from Black and Asian minority ethnic groups. The focus is on the everyday experiences of those with more complex vision impairment alongside other health and welfare issues that can be disabling in later life. The report's findings cover housing and living arrangements (including adaptations to accommodation and use of assistive technology); coping with activities of daily living (ADLs) and spending the day at home; getting out and about and a vision-friendly environment; formal and informal support; health and well-being and quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170512001 B |
| Classmark | BR: IK: K4: 3DP: 82 |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |