Title | Assessing the Longitudinal Change in Low Vision: A Test of Competing Hypotheses |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Authors | Liew, H-P |
Journal | Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness |
Volume | 115 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 106-120 |
ISBN Number | 0145-482X |
Keywords | age-as-leveler, cumulative advantage, Growth curve modeling, persistent inequality, vision functioning |
Abstract | Introduction:Visual impairment among older adults has increasingly become one of the biggest challenges to public health and personal well-being in the United States. This study aims to examine whether the intersectionality hypothesis can be used in conjunction with the cumulative advantage (disadvantage), persistent inequality, or age-as-leveler to explain heterogeneity in low vision trajectories across birth cohorts, race or ethnicity, gender, and the level of education.Methods:Growth curve modeling was used to analyze data from the 2002?2014 Health and Retirement Study.Results:The type of trajectory (i.e., cumulative advantage or disadvantage, the persistent inequality, and the age-as-leveler) that characterize low vision is largely dependent upon the characteristics of an individual (i.e., race or ethnicity, gender, and education).Discussion:Trajectories of low vision are higher among females and those from ethnic minority groups with low levels of education.Implications for practitioners:Targeted interventions and attempts to close interethnic disparities in vision functioning should begin early on in life and should focus on racial ethnic minorities, females, and those with low education. |
DOI | 10.1177/0145482X211000959 |
Short Title | Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness |
Citation Key | 11597 |