Why the study?
Are older people with visual impairment more likely to need help in managing medication compared to peers without visual impairment?
Are older people with visual impairment more likely to need help in managing medication compared to peers without visual impairment?
Older patients with visual impairment require significantly more practical support for medication self-management in primary care.
May indicate need for medication support screening in older adults with visual impairment; extends observational data but leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Compared to their peers without VI, older people with VI are more than twice as likely to need help in managing medication. In clinical practice in primary care, patients' needs for practical support in taking prescribed treatment must be recognised. Strategies for effective medication self-management should be explored.
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