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Barriers to eye care among people aged 40 years and older with diagnosed diabetes, 2006–2010.

Chou, C. F., Sherrod, C. E., Zhang, X., Barker, L. E., Bullard, K. M., Crews, J. E., & Saaddine, J. B.

2014 | Diabetes Care

behavioral risk factor surveillance system, diabetes complications, diabetic retinopathy, health services accessibility, healthcare costs, insurance, logistic models, patient acceptance of healthcare, physical examination, retrospective studies, risk factors, sex factors

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Factors associated with comfort level of occupational therapy practitioners in providing low vision services.

Winner, S., Yuen, H. K., Vogtle, L. K., & Warren, M.

2014 | American Journal of Occupational Therapy

activities of daily living, attitudes of healthcare personnel, clinical competence, low vision, occupational therapy, referral and consultation, surveys and questionnaires, vision tests

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Changes in quality of life in visually impaired patients after low-vision rehabilitation.

Renieri, G., Pitz, S., Pfeiffer, N., Beutel, M. E., & Zwerenz, R.

2013 | International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

anxiety disorders, depression, quality of life, rehabilitation

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Occupational therapy interventions to improve the reading ability of older adults with low vision: A systematic review.

Smallfield, S., Clem, K., & Myers, A.

2013 | American Journal of Occupational Therapy

evidence-based medicine, geriatric assessment, low vision, occupational therapy, optical devices, reading, self-help devices

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Association between depression and functional vision loss in persons 20 years of age or older in the United States, NHANES 2005–2008.

Zhang, X., Bullard, K. M, Cotch, M. F., Wilson, M. R., Rovner, B. W., McGwin, G., Owsley, C., Barker, L., Crews, J. E., & Saaddine, J. B.

2013 | JAMA Ophthalmology

activities of daily living, cross sectional studies, depression, health status indicators, intelligence tests, middle aged, nutrition surveys, prevalence, surveys and questionnaires, vision disorders, vision tests, visual acuity, young adults

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Occupational therapy interventions to improve performance of daily activities at home for older adults with low vision: A systematic review.

Liu, C. J., Brost, M. A., Horton, V. E., Kenyon, S. B., & Mears, K. E.

2013 | American Journal of Occupational Therapy

activities of daily living, geriatric assessment, independent living, low vision, occupational therapy, outcome and process assessment, treatment outcome

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Socioeconomic disparity in use of eye care services among U.S. adults with age-related eye diseases: National Health Interview Survey, 2002 and 2008.

Zhang, X., Beckles, G. L., Chou, C. F., Saaddine, J. B., Wilson, M. R., Lee, P. P., Parvathy, N., Ryskulova, A., & Geiss, L. S.

2013 | JAMA Ophthalmology

aging, cross sectional studies, educational status, eye diseases, health services, health status indicators, health surveys, healthcare disparities, income, middle aged, ophthalmology, socioeconomic factors, surveys and questionnaires

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Orientation and mobility training for adults with low vision: A new standardized approach.

Zijlstra, G. A. R., Ballemans, J., & Kempen, G. I. J. M.

2013 | Clinical Rehabilitation

aging, intervention protocol, low vision, mobility limitations, rehabilitation

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Disparities in eye care utilization among the United States adults with visual impairment: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006-2009.

Chou, C. F., Barker, L. E., Crews, J. E., Primo, S. A., Zhang, X., Elliott, A. F., McKeever Bullard, K., Geiss, L. S., & Saaddine, J. B.

2012 | American Journal of Ophthalmology

behavioral risk factor surveillance system, health behavior, health services, health services accessibility, healthcare disparities, healthcare surveys, ophthalmology, vision disorders

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VA LOVIT II: A protocol to compare low vision rehabilitation and basic low vision.

Stelmack, J. A., Tang, X. C., Reda, D. J., Stroupe, K. T., Rinne, S., & Massof, R. W.

2012 | Ophthalmic Physiological Optics

cost benefit analysis, low vision, reading, single-blind method, surveys and questionnaires, visual acuity