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Interventions for age-related visual problems in patients with stroke.
Alex Pollock1, Christine Hazelton, Clair A Henderson
1Nursing, Midwifery and AlliedHealth Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. alex.pollock@gcu.ac.uk.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|March 16, 2012
Summary
This review found no studies on interventions for age-related visual problems in stroke patients. Further research is needed to understand how these interventions affect functional ability after stroke.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
- Geriatrics
Background:
- Age-related visual problems and stroke incidence increase with age.
- Stroke patients often have co-existing age-related visual impairments.
- Interactions between stroke and visual problems may alter intervention outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if interventions for age-related visual problems improve functional ability in stroke survivors.
Main Methods:
- Searched multiple databases (Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, etc.) and trial registers up to 2011.
- Included randomized trials of interventions targeting age-related visual problems in adults post-stroke.
- Primary outcome was functional ability in daily living; secondary outcomes included visual acuity, quality of life, and adverse events.
Main Results:
- Reviewed 7357 titles, 460 abstracts, and 85 full papers.
- No studies met the inclusion criteria for this review.
Conclusions:
- No direct practice implications for stroke patients from this review.
- Utilize existing evidence for the general population with age-related visual problems.
- Recommend subgroup analyses in other reviews and clarification of this review's objectives for future updates.
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