Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults
Nagarajan N, Leziak K, Zhou Y, Mumby R, Hu M, Ferrante L, De Lott L, Rein D, Ehrlich J. Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39653643, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyOlder US adultsAssociated with recurrent hospitalizationsRecurrent hospitalizationsVisual impairmentNear VIUS adultsOlder adultsPredicted probability of hospitalizationSurvey of Medicare beneficiariesAssociated with adverse health outcomesImprove near visionNear visual acuityVisual function measuresComplex survey designMultivariate logistic regression modelAdverse health outcomesComorbid medical conditionsProbability of hospitalizationLogistic regression modelsVisual acuityHealth outcomesTrends StudyVisual functionContrast sensitivity