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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lee, Moon Jeong
• Varadaraj, Varshini
• Ramulu, Pradeep Y.
• Whitson, Heather E.
• Deal, Jennifer A.
• Swenor, Bonnielin K.

Titel

Memory and Confusion Complaints in Visually Impaired Older Adults: An Understudied Aspect of Well-Being

Ist Teil von

• Gerontology and geriatric medicine, 2019-01, Vol.5, p.2333721418818944-2333721418818944

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: To determine the prevalence of cognitive (memory or confusion) complaints in older adults with visual impairment (VI). Method: We assessed the relationship between VI (corrected visual acuity [VA] < 20/40) and self-reported confusion or problems with memory among participants aged 60 years to 85 years in the 1999-2006 cycles of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 5,795). Prevalence estimates of cognitive complaints were calculated using Current Population Surveys. Results: Memory/confusion complaints were reported in 22% of the VI group and 11% of the no VI group (p < .001). In individuals aged ≥ 80 years, 30% of those with VI reported cognitive complaints, as compared with 19% with no VI (p = .003). In fully adjusted models, individuals with VI were more likely (OR = 1.3, p = .049) to report cognitive complaints as compared with those without VI. Conclusion: Subjective reports of memory or confusion are highly prevalent in older individuals with VI.