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Visual impairment and the need for vision care services amongst older Finnish people receiving home care.

Tiina PesonenKaisa-Mari SaarelaAura Aino Kaarina FalckJohanna EdgrenHelvi Aulikki KyngäsHeidi Johanna Siira
Published in: Nursing open (2022)
According to the distance VA measurements, 41% of the participants showed VI (<0.63) of the better eye, while the RAI HC assessment revealed VI among 36% of the participants. The Kappa value for interrater reliability in classifying VI was 0.137. The optometrist's vision screening examination recognized a previously unknown and unmet need for vision care services more than twice as often as the RAI HC assessment.
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