Health-related and subjective quality of life of older adults with visual impairment

Renaud, Judith; Levasseur, Mélanie; Gresset, Jacques; Overbury, Olga; Wanet-Defalque, Marie-Chantal; Dubois, Marie‐France; Témisjian, Khatoune; Vincent, Claude; Carignan, Mathieu; Desrosiers, Johanne

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“…Nevertheless, satisfaction with participation in social roles was previously found to best predict QOL [17,22]. Considering both accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation, these studies did not find that accomplishment level of participation in social roles best predicts QOL when considering satisfaction with social participation.…”

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“…Conducted with individuals with traumatic brain injury, this study found that QOL was strongly correlated with satisfaction with social participation (subjective) but not with accomplishment level of social participation (objective). Based on this study, the conceptualization of QOL [20,21], and results from three exploratory studies [16,17,22], it can be hypothesized that QOL of older adults should be more associated with satisfaction with social participation than with accomplishment level of social participation. Moreover, to our knowledge, no study aimed at identifying the correlates of satisfaction with social participation.…”

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Accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation of older adults: association with quality of life and best correlates

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Purpose-This study aimed to (1) explore whether quality of life (QOL) is more associated with satisfaction with social participation (SP) than with level of accomplishment in SP and (2) examine respective correlates of accomplishment level and satisfaction with SP.Methods-A cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample of 155 older adults (mean age = 73.7; 60% women) having various levels of activity limitations. Accomplishment level and satisfaction with SP (dependent variables) were estimated with the social roles items of the assessment of life habits. Potential correlates were human functioning components.Results-Correlations between QOL and accomplishment level and satisfaction with SP did not differ (P = 0.71). However, best correlates of accomplishment level and satisfaction with SP were different. Higher accomplishment level of SP was best explained by younger age, activity level perceived as stable, no recent stressing event, better well-being, higher activity level, and fewer obstacles in "Physical environment and accessibility" (R 2 = 0.79). Greater satisfaction with SP was best explained by activity level perceived as stable, better self-perceived health, better wellbeing, higher activity level, and more facilitators in "Social support and attitudes" (R 2 = 0.51).Conclusion-With some exceptions, these best correlates may be positively modified and thus warrant special attention in rehabilitation interventions.

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“…However, as these adults were not in an acute state, they may have already adapted to their living conditions and, as a result of resilience, flexibility and coping skills they may have the impact of the disabling condition they are experiencing on their own QoL [10,11].…”

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“…Old persons generally have a positive outlook on life despite their sensory loss: they tend, for instance, to believe that visual loss is expected in later life and often ignore disturbances which impact worsening vision [9]. Additionally, as a result of resilience, of accumulated flexibility and coping skills in dealing with everyday problems, they report a life satisfaction higher than younger age cohorts with visual impairment or older sighted cohorts [10,11]. Research studies seem, then, to support the idea of a non specific role of aging on quality of life (QoL) perceived by old persons with visual impairment and encourage the investigation of the potential role of other dimensions, at the same time paying attention to both the physical and mental status and daily functioning, and problem solving and to their relationship with perceived QoL.…”

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Daily functioning, problem solving and satisfaction for quality of life in visually impaired old persons

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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of several dimensions of functioning on satisfaction for quality of life (QoL) experienced by visually impaired older adults. Participants: A sample of 58 older adults (37 women and 21 men) was involved in the study. Their age ranged from 50 to 88 years (M = 68.95, SD = 1.51). They were characterized by visual impairment of different origin and visual acuity (VA) ranging from 4/10 to total blindness. The QoL questionnaire was used along with short form-12 health Survey, the National Eye Institute visual function questionnaire-25 and problem solving inventory (PSI) which analyzes problem solving appraisal. Results: A stepwise regression analysis was conducted in order to find predictors of satisfaction for QoL. A contribution of mental and physical health, more specifically, of problem solving appraisal was found. Conclusion: Results support the notion that the functional relationship between visual impairment and satisfaction for QoL must be understood in terms of approaches that incorporate psychological and socio-cognitive elements. Problem solving appraisal, in fact, makes a substantial contribution to the prediction of variance in life satisfaction and it may play an important role for intervention strategies.Keywords: daily functioning; mental and physical health; older adults; problem solving appraisal and satisfaction for quality of life; visually impaired.

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“…A deficiência visual e a qualidade de vida estão associadas diretamente ao convívio social, em que relacionar-se e ter amigos implicará em uma melhor qualidade de vida. Isto evidenciado em estudos com idosos chineses (WANG et al, 2008;ZHANG et al, 2012) e canadenses (RENAUD et al, 2010). Entendemos a importância destes espaços de trocas e interações entre pares, no caso pessoas com deficiência visual, no sentido de que há uma sintonia entre as realidades vividas e uma produção de significado concreto para com a realidade falada com sua própria experiência.…”

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Objetivou-se identificar as motivações para a prática de atividade física (AF) por pessoas com deficiência visual (DV). A pesquisa envolveu quatorze adultos que apresentam DV, e para avaliar a motivação utilizou-se um questionário denominado IMPRAF-54. Os dados mostram que os principais fatores motivantes para a prática de AF foram saúde, seguido de prazer, controle de estresse e sociabilidade, havendo uma preocupação significativa com o aspecto da saúde. Conclui-se que reconhecendo os principais motivos que levam cada participante a buscar a prática de atividade física, é possível criar, qualificar e melhor direcionar o desenvolvimento de atividades a estas pessoas, tornando-as significativas.

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Health-related and subjective quality of life of older adults with visual impairment

Abstract: HRQOL of older adults with VI is mainly explained by level of participation correlates, while their SQOL is mainly explained by depressive symptoms and satisfaction variables. The results also underscore the importance of social roles for HRQOL and SQOL of this population.

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Accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation of older adults: association with quality of life and best correlates

Accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation of older adults: association with quality of life and best correlates

Daily functioning, problem solving and satisfaction for quality of life in visually impaired old persons

Aspectos motivacionais para a prática de atividade física por pessoas com deficiência visual

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