Open AccessVisual Impairment and Frailty: Examining an Understudied Relationship
Author(s) -
Bonnielin K. Swenor,
Moon J. Lee,
Jing Tian,
Varshini Varadaraj,
Karen BandeenRoche
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glz182
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , confounding , visual impairment , medicine , confidence interval , propensity score matching , visual acuity , odds , logistic regression , demography , gerontology , population , ophthalmology , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
Older adults with visual impairments are at increased risk of negative health outcomes. Here, we investigate the association between visual impairment and frailty.