1. Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts
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Carolline Menezes, Ruth Losada de Menezes, and Karla Helena Coelho Vilaça
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Gerontology ,genetic structures ,business.industry ,health care facilities, manpower, and services ,Sample (statistics) ,social sciences ,humanities ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ophthalmology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Falling (accident) ,Quality of life ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Medicine ,Surgery ,Observational study ,030212 general & internal medicine ,medicine.symptom ,Association (psychology) ,business - Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between falls and quality of life in elderly individuals with cataract. Methods: This was an observational and cross-sectional study carried out in the Federal District, Brazil, with a sample of 38 community-dwelling elderly individuals, who were divided into two groups: falling elderly (n=18) and non-falling elderly (n=20). The NEI-VFQ-25 was used as a tool to assess the patient overall health and the quality of life related to visual health. Sample characterization was performed by descriptive [...]
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- 2016
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