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• Title: Primary Support Persons for Individuals Who are Visually Impaired: Who They are and the Support They Provide.
• Author : Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
• Release Date : January 01, 2007
• Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 217 KB

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As the proportion of older adults in the U.S. population grows, the prevalence of visual impairment related to cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy will increase as well. According to Friedman, Congdon, Kempen, and Tielsch (2002), "the number of Americans with age-related eye disease and the vision impairment that results is expected to double within the next three decades." Individuals who are visually impaired require various degrees of support and assistance in their daily activities. This assistance is frequently provided by a "primary support person," who may be a family member or friend who assists with all day-to-day activities. Despite research on the experiences of primary support persons for individuals with other types of chronic conditions, such as dementia, stroke, and cancer, there has been little research on the individuals who provide primary support to persons who are visually impaired. It is not clear whether these care givers feel a sense of strain or feel burdened by their role. As Chia et al. (2004, p. 73) noted, "the burden [of caring for persons with] visual impairment will increase as [the] prevalence [of visual impairment] increases ... due to the aging population." The study reported here sought to provide some preliminary data on the experiences of primary support persons of individuals who are visually impaired. BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

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