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Cognitive Ability as a Resource for Everyday Functioning among Older Adults Who Are Visually Impaired
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Heyl, Vera; Wahl, Hans-Werner – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This article reports on a study that investigated the role of cognitive resources in the everyday functioning of 121 older adults who were visually impaired and 150 sighted older adults, with a mean age of 82 years. Cognitive performance and everyday functioning were most strongly related in the group who were visually impaired. The authors…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Older Adults, Visual Impairments, Daily Living Skills