Improving Vision and Quality of Life in the Nursing Home
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether interventions to improve vision in nursing home residents have an impact on residents' health-related quality of life. The interventions being evaluated are correction of refractive error (near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia) and cataract surgery.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1.) to establish the psychometric properties of the Nursing Home Vision-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instrument, and; 2.) to evaluate the responsiveness of this instrument. Responsiveness will be assessed in two independent preliminary prospective intervention evaluations. The first responsiveness evaluation will involve a new spectacle intervention and the second will involve first eye cataract surgery. In addition, we will examine the association between the responsiveness of this instrument, and changes in visual functioning measures and other demographic variables.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- vision-targeted health-related quality of life []
Secondary Outcome Measures
- depression []
- generic health-related quality of life []
- functional independence []
- participation in group activities []
- physical activities []
- falls []
- life space []
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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at least 60 years of age or older
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expected to stay in facility foe at least 8 months
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stable medical condition
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moderately cognitively impaired or better
Exclusion Criteria:
- those not meeting inclusion criteria
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Integrated Health Services at Briarcliff | Alabaster | Alabama | United States | 35007 |
| 2 | Shelby Ridge Nursing Home | Alabaster | Alabama | United States | 35007 |
| 3 | Livingston Health Care Center | Bessemer | Alabama | United States | 35020 |
| 4 | Southgate Village | Bessemer | Alabama | United States | 35020 |
| 5 | Beverly Healthcare Meadowood | Bessemer | Alabama | United States | 35023 |
| 6 | Fair Haven Retirement Center | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35210 |
| 7 | Beverly Healthcare Center Forestdale | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35214 |
| 8 | Beverly Healthcare East | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35215 |
| 9 | South Haven | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35226 |
| 10 | Fairview Health & Rehabilitation Center | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35228 |
| 11 | Estes Nursing Facility Civic Center | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35234 |
| 12 | Estes Nursing Facility Northway | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35234 |
| 13 | Beverly Healthcare Riverchase | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35244 |
| 14 | Beverly Health Care Center West | Fairfield | Alabama | United States | 35964 |
| 15 | The Self Nursing Home, Inc | Hueytown | Alabama | United States | 35023 |
| 16 | Beverly Healthcare Pleasant Grove | Pleasant Grove | Alabama | United States | 35127 |
| 17 | Consult America Cottage Hills | Pleasant Grove | Alabama | United States | 35127 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Retirement Research Foundation
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- EyeSight Foundation of Alabama
- Pearle Vision Foundation
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2000-072