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Relationship between visual impairment of elderly and their quality of liferelationship between visual impairment of elderly and their quality of life
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Abstract
Visual function is the most important sensory function of the human body; visual impairment is a common and debilitating health problem among elderly. It is affected elderly s{u2018} daily life and leads to functional disabilities and other health problems. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess relationship between visual impairment of elderly and their quality of life. A descriptive correlational research design was adopted in this study. The study was conducted for 400 elderly at outpatient clinics in Governmental Ophthalmic Hospital in Kafer El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt. Data was collected through interviewing elderly using two tools: I) Elderly Client Interviewing Questionnaire Tool which divided into two parts, 1st part: the demographic characteristics of the elderly and 2nd part: medical history and chronic diseases. II) An Arabic Version of National Eye Institution Visual Function Questionnaires Tool (ARB-VFQ-25).The results revealed that, the main cause for visual impairment was cataract. The highest mean score of sub-scale were vision health and color vision. A statistically significance correlation was found between visual impairment and quality of life among elderly. The study concluded that visual impairment is associated with significant reduction in different quality of life domains for the elderly. Quality of life becomes poor with increasing severity of visual impairment. The study recommended conducting a health education programs for elderly with visual impairment to promote their quality of life