Harry Ka Man Lee|Rhonda J. Scudds
Comparison of balance in older people with and without visual impairment
Hong Kong Polytechnic University|Hong Kong Polytechnic University
crosssectional study used compare balance ability older people without visual impairmenttung wah group hospitals jockey club rehabilitation complex pok oi hospital jockey club care attention homes aged individualsa total 66 subjects 65 years age older divided three groups based degree visual impairmentthe directional es chart used test subjects visual acuity functional balance ability measured using berg balance scale demographic characteristics baseline variables lower extremity range motion muscle strength joint pain assessed compared groups66 older adults 43 women 23 men aged 6994 years age participated study oneway anova showed mean berg balance scores significantly different f263 1919 p 0001 post hoc tests showed group visual impairment higher mean balance scores group mild visual impairment p 004 moderate visual impairment p 0001 balance scores group mild visual impairment also shown significantly difference group moderate visual impairment p 0003 control factors related balance range motion pain strength affect analysis variance analysesbalance shown impaired greater visual impairment could result falls resultant injury findings suggest early intervention improve visual acuity older people may important