Open AccessAssociation between Vision Impairment and Physical Quality of Life Assessed Using National Surveillance Data
Author(s) -
Dean A. VanNasdale,
Lisa A. JonesJordan,
Megan S. Hurley,
Erica R. Shelton,
Matthew L. Robich,
John E. Crews
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001773
Subject(s) - behavioral risk factor surveillance system , medicine , cohort , visual impairment , population , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , impaired vision , cohort study , metric (unit) , environmental health , optometry , psychiatry , nursing , operations management , economics
Physically unhealthy days assessments in national health surveillance datasets represent a useful metric for quantifying quality-of-life differences in those with and without vision impairment. Disproportionately poorer physical health in the visually impaired population provides further rationale for the inclusion of vision care in multidisciplinary approaches to chronic disease management.