视力受损的老年人生活空间的限制
Ava K Bittner, Micaela Gobeille1, Alexis G Malkin1
1New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts.
概括
视力受损的老年人由于视力,种族和健康而经历生活空间限制. 当移动性受到限制时,孤独感会增加,这凸显了改善旅行和减少孤立的干预措施的必要性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 生活空间,一个人旅行的区域,可以限制视力受损的老年人.
- 了解影响生活空间的因素对于保持老年人的独立性和福祉至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索人口统计学,视力和健康特征与视力受损老年人受限生活空间之间的关系.
- 确定与视力受损的老年人旅行范围有限相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 114名视力受损的参与者 (≥55岁) 使用了iPhone应用程序,并填写了关于生活空间,健康,孤独和自我效能的问卷.
- 进行了多次后勤回归分析,以评估生活空间和患者因素之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 17-70%的参与者在过去/未来3个月内没有离开他们的城镇,县或州.
- 视力敏度降低,少数民族种族和孤独感增加与更大的生活空间限制有关.
- 提高自我效能和更好的身体功能与减少生活空间限制有关.
结论:
- 人口,视力和健康因素对视力受损老年人的生活空间产生重大影响.
- 在生活空间有限的老年人中,孤独感更为普遍,这强调了有针对性的支持的必要性.
- 干预措施应解决出行视觉和健康障碍,并减轻这一群体的孤独感.
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