Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Refractive Error
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 17
- Primary Endpoint
- vision-targeted health-related quality of life
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 16 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether interventions to improve vision in nursing home residents have an impact on residents' health-related quality of life. The interventions being evaluated are correction of refractive error (near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia) and cataract surgery.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1.) to establish the psychometric properties of the Nursing Home Vision-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instrument, and; 2.) to evaluate the responsiveness of this instrument. Responsiveness will be assessed in two independent preliminary prospective intervention evaluations. The first responsiveness evaluation will involve a new spectacle intervention and the second will involve first eye cataract surgery. In addition, we will examine the association between the responsiveness of this instrument, and changes in visual functioning measures and other demographic variables.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •at least 60 years of age or older
- •expected to stay in facility foe at least 8 months
- •stable medical condition
- •moderately cognitively impaired or better
Exclusion Criteria
- •those not meeting inclusion criteria
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
vision-targeted health-related quality of life
Secondary Outcomes
- generic health-related quality of life
- functional independence
- participation in group activities
- physical activities
- depression
- falls
- life space