Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Nursing Home Residents

Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Nursing Home Residents

A prospective study of vision-related outcomes of cataract surgery as well as cognitive functioning, activities of daily living (ADL) functioning, and depressed affect was conducted with 19 nursing home residents scheduled for cataract surgery. Also studied were 22 candidates for cataract surgery wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychosomatics (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1995-05, Vol.36 (3), p.254-261
Hauptverfasser: Marx, Marcia S., Werner, Perla, Billig, Nathan, Watson, Valerie J., Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska, Feldman, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract Extraction - psychology
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - psychology
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatric Assessment
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Illness and personality
Illness, stress and coping
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Neuropsychological Tests
Nursing Homes
Prospective Studies
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Treatment Outcome
Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:A prospective study of vision-related outcomes of cataract surgery as well as cognitive functioning, activities of daily living (ADL) functioning, and depressed affect was conducted with 19 nursing home residents scheduled for cataract surgery. Also studied were 22 candidates for cataract surgery who decided against it. Comparison of both groups at baseline revealed that residents who chose cataract surgery were less cognitively and ADL impaired. Analysis after cataract surgery showed that visual acuity improved significantly at 4 months and was maintained at 1 year after surgery.
ISSN:0033-3182
1545-7206
DOI:10.1016/S0033-3182(95)71664-4