| Title | Nonmetro residence and impaired vision among elderly Americans. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Johnson, NE |
| Journal | J Rural Health |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 142-50 |
| Date Published | 2004 Spring |
| ISSN Number | 0890-765X |
| Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cataract, Chronic disease, Comorbidity, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Hypertension, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Rural Health, United States, Urban Health, Vision Disorders |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: Nonmetro and metro elderly people are contrasted in their risk of having (relative to lacking) an impairment in distance vision and in near vision. METHODS: Using the 1995-1996 panel (Wave 2) of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Survey, the prevalence of 5 eye-threatening conditions (cardiovascular disease, cataract, diabetes, glaucoma, and hypertension), a variety of medical treatments for these conditions, the number of talks/visits with doctors in the 2 years before Wave 2, and several relevant demographic characteristics of the 6,817 respondents were controlled. FINDINGS: Nonmetro and metro elders have the same risk of impairment in distance vision. After controlling for other factors, nonmetro elders have a higher risk than their metro peers of an uncorrected impairment in near vision (probably presbyopia). CONCLUSIONS: Nonmetro elders may confront more impediments to updating their corrective lenses for presbyopia. Implications for public health policy are discussed. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00021.x |
| User Guide Notes | |
| Endnote Keywords | Visually Impaired Persons/Residential Segregation |
| Endnote ID | 12862 |
| Alternate Journal | J Rural Health |
| Citation Key | 6942 |
| PubMed ID | 15085628 |
