Timed instrumental activities of daily living tasks: Relationship to visual function in older adults

被引:134
作者
Owsley, C [1 ]
McGwin, G [1 ]
Sloane, ME [1 ]
Stalvey, BT [1 ]
Wells, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Ophthalmol, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
关键词
IADL; aging; vision impairment; cognitive impairment; visual performance;
D O I
10.1097/00006324-200105000-00019
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Purpose. To identify instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) tasks whose completion time is related to visual function in older adults. Methods. Visual function (acuity, contrast sensitivity, and useful field of view) and the time to complete 17 visual tasks of everyday life were measured in a sample of 342 older adults (mean age 71 years, range 56 to 86) recruited from eye clinics. The timed IADL (TIADL) tasks included a variety of visual activities such as reading ingredients on cans of food and instructions on medicine bottles, finding a phone number in a directory, locating items on a crowded shelf and in a drawer, and using a screwdriver. Results. Multiple regression analysis indicated that poorer scores for acuity, contrast sensitivity, and useful field of view were independently associated with longer times to complete visual TIADL tasks, even after adjusting for age, educational level, depression, and general health. Cognitive status also had a significant, independent association with timed task performance. Conclusions. Older adults' timed performance in everyday tasks is related to various aspects of visual function independent of the influences of other functional and health problems and advanced age. This suggests that TIADL tasks may eventually be useful as performance outcomes in intervention evaluations targeted at reversing vision impairment or minimizing its impact. To understand the relationship between vision impairment and TIADL task performance in older adults, cognitive impairment needs to be taken into account because it has a relatively strong and independent relationship with visual TIADL task performance.
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