Older Adults Recently Diagnosed with Age-Related Vision Loss: Readjusting to Everyday Life. Issue 4 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Magnus, Eva; Vik, Kjersti
• Is Part Of: Activities, adaptation & aging. Volume 40:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 296
• Page End: 319
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: vision loss -- older adults -- everyday life -- readjust -- qualitative interview; Older people -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Older people -- Recreation -- Periodicals; Older people -- Care -- Periodicals; Geriatric nursing -- Periodicals; 362.6
• DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2016.1231460
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-4788

Abstract

Abstract : This study aims to explore how older adults recently diagnosed with age-related vision loss experience and readjust to their new everyday lives. Ten individuals participated in qualitative interviews. Using a grounded theory analyzing strategy, the core category identified was named "Good days—an everyday life with small and wide-ranging adjustments, " including three categories: (1) Not as usual or as planned; (2) Holding on to important activities; and (3) Holding on to independence. Although participants navigated new challenges, they also expressed a fear of more extensive vision loss that would threaten additional losses of activity and independence. The article concludes with recommendations for practice.