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Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany. / Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; Lühmann, Dagmar; Eisele, Marion; Mamone, Silke; Wiese, Birgitt; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Pentzek, Michael; Fuchs, Angela; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.; Luck, Tobias; Bickel, Horst; Weeg, Dagmar; Koppara, Alexander; Wagner, Michael; Scherer, Martin; Maier, Wolfgang; König, Hans-Helmut.

In: J AM GERIATR SOC, Vol. 64, No. 11, 11.2016, p. 2311-2316.

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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, Riedel-Heller, SG, Luck, T, Bickel, H, Weeg, D, Koppara, A, Wagner, M, Scherer, M, Maier, W & König, H-H 2016, 'Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany', J AM GERIATR SOC, vol. 64, no. 11, pp. 2311-2316. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14458

APA

Hajek, A., Brettschneider, C., Lühmann, D., Eisele, M., Mamone, S., Wiese, B., Weyerer, S., Werle, J., Pentzek, M., Fuchs, A., Riedel-Heller, S. G., Luck, T., Bickel, H., Weeg, D., Koppara, A., Wagner, M., Scherer, M., Maier, W., & König, H-H. (2016). Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany. J AM GERIATR SOC, 64(11), 2311-2316. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14458

Vancouver

Hajek A, Brettschneider C, Lühmann D, Eisele M, Mamone S, Wiese B et al. Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany. J AM GERIATR SOC. 2016 Nov;64(11):2311-2316. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14458

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title = "Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany",
abstract = "Objectives: To examine how visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Design: A longitudinal population-based prospective cohort study. Setting General practitioner offices at six study centers in Germany. They were observed every 1.5 years over four waves. Participants: Individuals aged 77–101 at follow-up Wave 2 (N = 2,394). Measurements: Physical and cognitive function were assessed using an adapted scale that had been previously developed, and visual impairment was rated on a Likert scale (none, mild, severe or profound). Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors and comorbidity, linear fixed-effects regression showed that the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with a decline in physical function score in the total sample (β = −0.15, P = .01) and in women (β = −.15, P = .03). Moreover, the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with decline in cognitive function score in the total sample (β = −0.38, P <.001) and in women (β = −0.38, P <.001) and men (β = −0.37, P = .001). Conclusion: Visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Interventional strategies to postpone visual impairment may contribute to maintaining physical and cognitive function.",
keywords = "visual impairment, physical function, cognitive function, older people, longitudinal study",
author = "Andr{\'e} Hajek and Christian Brettschneider and Dagmar L{\"u}hmann and Marion Eisele and Silke Mamone and Birgitt Wiese and Siegfried Weyerer and Jochen Werle and Michael Pentzek and Angela Fuchs and Riedel-Heller, {Steffi G.} and Tobias Luck and Horst Bickel and Dagmar Weeg and Alexander Koppara and Michael Wagner and Martin Scherer and Wolfgang Maier and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig",
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language = "English",
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T1 - Effect of Visual Impairment on Physical and Cognitive Function in Old Age: Findings of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany

AU - Hajek, André

AU - Brettschneider, Christian

AU - Lühmann, Dagmar

AU - Eisele, Marion

AU - Mamone, Silke

AU - Wiese, Birgitt

AU - Weyerer, Siegfried

AU - Werle, Jochen

AU - Pentzek, Michael

AU - Fuchs, Angela

AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.

AU - Luck, Tobias

AU - Bickel, Horst

AU - Weeg, Dagmar

AU - Koppara, Alexander

AU - Wagner, Michael

AU - Scherer, Martin

AU - Maier, Wolfgang

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

PY - 2016/11

Y1 - 2016/11

N2 - Objectives: To examine how visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Design: A longitudinal population-based prospective cohort study. Setting General practitioner offices at six study centers in Germany. They were observed every 1.5 years over four waves. Participants: Individuals aged 77–101 at follow-up Wave 2 (N = 2,394). Measurements: Physical and cognitive function were assessed using an adapted scale that had been previously developed, and visual impairment was rated on a Likert scale (none, mild, severe or profound). Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors and comorbidity, linear fixed-effects regression showed that the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with a decline in physical function score in the total sample (β = −0.15, P = .01) and in women (β = −.15, P = .03). Moreover, the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with decline in cognitive function score in the total sample (β = −0.38, P <.001) and in women (β = −0.38, P <.001) and men (β = −0.37, P = .001). Conclusion: Visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Interventional strategies to postpone visual impairment may contribute to maintaining physical and cognitive function.

AB - Objectives: To examine how visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Design: A longitudinal population-based prospective cohort study. Setting General practitioner offices at six study centers in Germany. They were observed every 1.5 years over four waves. Participants: Individuals aged 77–101 at follow-up Wave 2 (N = 2,394). Measurements: Physical and cognitive function were assessed using an adapted scale that had been previously developed, and visual impairment was rated on a Likert scale (none, mild, severe or profound). Results: Adjusting for sociodemographic factors and comorbidity, linear fixed-effects regression showed that the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with a decline in physical function score in the total sample (β = −0.15, P = .01) and in women (β = −.15, P = .03). Moreover, the onset of severe visual impairment was associated with decline in cognitive function score in the total sample (β = −0.38, P <.001) and in women (β = −0.38, P <.001) and men (β = −0.37, P = .001). Conclusion: Visual impairment affects physical and cognitive function in old age. Interventional strategies to postpone visual impairment may contribute to maintaining physical and cognitive function.

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DO - 10.1111/jgs.14458

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VL - 64

SP - 2311

EP - 2316

JO - J AM GERIATR SOC

JF - J AM GERIATR SOC

SN - 0002-8614

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