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Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany. / Hajek, André; Brettschneider, C.; Lühmann, D.; Eisele, M.; Mamone, S.; Wiese, B.; Weyerer, S.; Werle, J.; Pentzek, M.; Fuchs, A.; Stein, J.; Luck, T.; Bickel, H.; Weeg, D.; Heser, K.; Jessen, F.; Maier, W.; Scherer, M.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.; König, H.-H.

in: J NUTR HEALTH AGING, Jahrgang 21, Nr. 6, 2017, S. 692-698.

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Harvard

Hajek, A, Brettschneider, C, Lühmann, D, Eisele, M, Mamone, S, Wiese, B, Weyerer, S, Werle, J, Pentzek, M, Fuchs, A, Stein, J, Luck, T, Bickel, H, Weeg, D, Heser, K, Jessen, F, Maier, W, Scherer, M, Riedel-Heller, SG & König, H-H 2017, 'Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany', J NUTR HEALTH AGING, Jg. 21, Nr. 6, S. 692-698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0768-0

APA

Hajek, A., Brettschneider, C., Lühmann, D., Eisele, M., Mamone, S., Wiese, B., Weyerer, S., Werle, J., Pentzek, M., Fuchs, A., Stein, J., Luck, T., Bickel, H., Weeg, D., Heser, K., Jessen, F., Maier, W., Scherer, M., Riedel-Heller, S. G., & König, H-H. (2017). Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany. J NUTR HEALTH AGING, 21(6), 692-698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0768-0

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Hajek A, Brettschneider C, Lühmann D, Eisele M, Mamone S, Wiese B et al. Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany. J NUTR HEALTH AGING. 2017;21(6):692-698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0768-0

Bibtex

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title = "Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany",
abstract = "Objective: To investigate how visual impairment affects social ties in late life longitudinally.Design: Population-based prospective cohort study.Setting: Individuals in old age were recruited via general practitioners{\textquoteright} offices (at six study centers) in Germany. They were interviewed every 18 months.Participants: Individuals aged 75 years and above at baseline. Follow-up wave 2 (36 months after baseline, n=2,443) and wave 4 (72 months after baseline, n=1,618) were used for the analyses presented here.Measurements: Social ties were assessed using the 14-item form of the questionnaire for social support (F-SozU K-14). Visual impairment was self-rated on a three level Likert scale (no impairment, mild visual impairment, or severe/profound visual impairment).Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors, hearing impairment and comorbidity, fixed effects regressions revealed that the onset of mild visual impairment decreased the social support score, in particular the emotional support score. Additionally, the onset of mild hearing impairment decreased the social support score in men. Moreover, increasing age decreased the social support score in the total sample and in both sexes. Loss of spouse and increasing comorbidity did not affect the social support score.Conclusion: Our results highlight the importance of visual impairment for social ties in late life. Consequently, appropriate strategies in order to delay visual impairment might help to maintain social ties in old age.",
author = "Andr{\'e} Hajek and C. Brettschneider and D. L{\"u}hmann and M. Eisele and S. Mamone and B. Wiese and S. Weyerer and J. Werle and M. Pentzek and A. Fuchs and J. Stein and T. Luck and H. Bickel and D. Weeg and K. Heser and F. Jessen and W. Maier and M. Scherer and Riedel-Heller, {S. G.} and H.-H. K{\"o}nig",
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T1 - Does visual impairment affect social ties in late life? Findings of a multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany

AU - Hajek, André

AU - Brettschneider, C.

AU - Lühmann, D.

AU - Eisele, M.

AU - Mamone, S.

AU - Wiese, B.

AU - Weyerer, S.

AU - Werle, J.

AU - Pentzek, M.

AU - Fuchs, A.

AU - Stein, J.

AU - Luck, T.

AU - Bickel, H.

AU - Weeg, D.

AU - Heser, K.

AU - Jessen, F.

AU - Maier, W.

AU - Scherer, M.

AU - Riedel-Heller, S. G.

AU - König, H.-H.

PY - 2017

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N2 - Objective: To investigate how visual impairment affects social ties in late life longitudinally.Design: Population-based prospective cohort study.Setting: Individuals in old age were recruited via general practitioners’ offices (at six study centers) in Germany. They were interviewed every 18 months.Participants: Individuals aged 75 years and above at baseline. Follow-up wave 2 (36 months after baseline, n=2,443) and wave 4 (72 months after baseline, n=1,618) were used for the analyses presented here.Measurements: Social ties were assessed using the 14-item form of the questionnaire for social support (F-SozU K-14). Visual impairment was self-rated on a three level Likert scale (no impairment, mild visual impairment, or severe/profound visual impairment).Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors, hearing impairment and comorbidity, fixed effects regressions revealed that the onset of mild visual impairment decreased the social support score, in particular the emotional support score. Additionally, the onset of mild hearing impairment decreased the social support score in men. Moreover, increasing age decreased the social support score in the total sample and in both sexes. Loss of spouse and increasing comorbidity did not affect the social support score.Conclusion: Our results highlight the importance of visual impairment for social ties in late life. Consequently, appropriate strategies in order to delay visual impairment might help to maintain social ties in old age.

AB - Objective: To investigate how visual impairment affects social ties in late life longitudinally.Design: Population-based prospective cohort study.Setting: Individuals in old age were recruited via general practitioners’ offices (at six study centers) in Germany. They were interviewed every 18 months.Participants: Individuals aged 75 years and above at baseline. Follow-up wave 2 (36 months after baseline, n=2,443) and wave 4 (72 months after baseline, n=1,618) were used for the analyses presented here.Measurements: Social ties were assessed using the 14-item form of the questionnaire for social support (F-SozU K-14). Visual impairment was self-rated on a three level Likert scale (no impairment, mild visual impairment, or severe/profound visual impairment).Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors, hearing impairment and comorbidity, fixed effects regressions revealed that the onset of mild visual impairment decreased the social support score, in particular the emotional support score. Additionally, the onset of mild hearing impairment decreased the social support score in men. Moreover, increasing age decreased the social support score in the total sample and in both sexes. Loss of spouse and increasing comorbidity did not affect the social support score.Conclusion: Our results highlight the importance of visual impairment for social ties in late life. Consequently, appropriate strategies in order to delay visual impairment might help to maintain social ties in old age.

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