Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around

A model of vision rehabilitation that assumes that functional ability will affect the emotional and psychosocial adjustment of older persons with visual impairments, and ultimately their quality of life, was assessed using structured equation modeling. The proposed model was upheld. In addition, the...

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Main Authors: la Grow, S., Yeung, Polly, Towers, A., Alpass, F., Stephens, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Foundation for the Blind 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54816
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Yeung, Polly
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description A model of vision rehabilitation that assumes that functional ability will affect the emotional and psychosocial adjustment of older persons with visual impairments, and ultimately their quality of life, was assessed using structured equation modeling. The proposed model was upheld. In addition, the ability to get around was found to contribute to both functional ability and quality of life.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-548162017-10-31T01:25:15Z Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around la Grow, S. Yeung, Polly Towers, A. Alpass, F. Stephens, C. A model of vision rehabilitation that assumes that functional ability will affect the emotional and psychosocial adjustment of older persons with visual impairments, and ultimately their quality of life, was assessed using structured equation modeling. The proposed model was upheld. In addition, the ability to get around was found to contribute to both functional ability and quality of life. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54816 American Foundation for the Blind restricted
spellingShingle la Grow, S.
Yeung, Polly
Towers, A.
Alpass, F.
Stephens, C.
Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title_full Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title_fullStr Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title_short Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around
title_sort determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: the importance of the ability to get around
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54816