Table 5.
Bother ratings by item on the NHVQoL
| Subscale | Residents reporting n (%) | Bother rating among those reporting any difficulty n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item number and description | None | A little | A lot | |
| General Vision | ||||
| 18. Do less | 175 (45.0) | 33 (19.2) | 63 (36.6) | 76 (44.2) |
| 19. Limited in activity length | 150 (38.7) | 26 (17.5) | 51 (34.2) | 72 (48.3) |
| 25. Needs a lot of help | 85 (22.0) | 14 (16.5) | 29 (34.1) | 40 (47.1) |
| 42. Limited in activity scope | 158 (40.5) | 26 (16.5) | 63 (39.9) | 67 (42.4) |
| Reading | ||||
| 5. Difficulty reading ordinary print | 213 (54.8) | 55 (26.8) | 47 (22.9) | 103 (50.4) |
| 8. Difficulty reading distance | 121 (69.0) | 30 (24.8) | 34 (28.1) | 57 (47.1) |
| 17. Difficulty reading large print | 52 (13.4) | 9 (18.0) | 14 (28.0) | 27 (54.0) |
| Ocular Symptoms | ||||
| 4. Pain/discomfort in eyes presence | 169 (43.3) | 26 (15.4) | 80 (47.3) | 61 (36.1) |
| 20. Pain/discomfort in eyes interference | 78 (20.0) | 3 (3.9) | 38 (48.7) | 37 (47.4) |
| 51. Tearing | 212 (54.5) | 53 (25.1) | 94 (44.6) | 64 (30.3) |
| 52. Dryness | 134 (34.5) | 34 (25.6) | 59 (44.4) | 40 (30.1) |
| 53. Double Vision | 73 (18.8) | 11 (15.3) | 23 (31.9) | 38 (52.8) |
| 54. Blurry Vision | 131 (33.7) | 20 (15.4) | 52 (40.0) | 58 (44.6) |
| 55. Tiredness | 145 (37.3) | 31 (21.4) | 58 (40.0) | 56 (38.6) |
| 56. Headache related to vision | 67 (17.3) | 12 (17.9) | 21 (31.3) | 34 (50.8) |
| 57. Objects jump around | 141 (36.3) | 43 (30.9) | 48 (34.5) | 48 (34.5) |
| Activities of Daily Living | ||||
| 12. Difficulty matching clothes | 31 (8.0) | 8 (25.8) | 6 (19.4) | 17 (54.8) |
| 30. Difficulty eating | 38 (9.8) | 7 (18.4) | 12 (31.6) | 19 (50.0) |
| 31. Difficulty grooming | 41 (10.5) | 4 (9.8) | 15 (36.6) | 21 (51.2) |
| 32. Difficulty bathing | 27 (6.9) | 2 (7.4) | 12 (44.4) | 13 (48.2) |
| 33. Difficulty dressing | 31 (8.0) | 4 (12.9) | 12 (38.7) | 15 (48.4) |
| 34. Difficulty toileting | 35 (9.0) | 4 (14.3) | 11 (39.3) | 13 (46.4) |
| Mobility | ||||
| 9. Difficulty on steps in dim light | 10 (2.6) | 4 (40.0) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) |
| 10. Difficulty with side vision while walking | 96 (24.7) | 20 (21.1) | 29 (30.5) | 46 (48.4) |
| 27. Difficulty moving in own room in bright light | 52 (13.3) | 10 (19.2) | 18 (34.6) | 24 (46.2) |
| 28. Difficulty moving in own room in dim light | 91 (23.4) | 19 (20.9) | 32 (35.2) | 39 (42.9) |
| 29. Difficulty moving in facility in daytime | 36 (9.2) | 5 (13.9) | 10 (27.8) | 20 (55.6) |
| 35. Difficulty transferring | 28 (7.2) | 4 (14.3) | 6 (21.4) | 17 (60.7) |
| 46. Can’t go out of room alone | 48 (12.3) | 10 (16.4) | 13 (21.3) | 25 (41.0) |
| Activities/Hobbies | ||||
| 6. Difficulty with crafts | 93 (24.0) | 14 (15.1) | 36 (38.7) | 43 (46.2) |
| 7. Difficulty locating objects in a crowded space | 90 (23.1) | 18 (20.0) | 34 (37.8) | 38 (42.2) |
| 14. Difficulty getting to social events | 45 (11.6) | 8 (18.2) | 13 (29.6) | 23 (52.3) |
| 15. Difficulty writing letters | 73 (18.7) | 14 (20.6) | 16 (23.5) | 38 (55.9) |
| 16. Difficulty dialing phone numbers | 70 (17.9) | 16 (23.2) | 16 (23.2) | 37 (53.6) |
| 37. Difficulty participating in activities | 44 (11.3) | 2 (4.6) | 14 (31.8) | 28 (63.6) |
| 38. Difficulty seeing the television | 65 (16.7) | 7 (10.8) | 21 (32.3) | 37 (56.9) |
| 40. Difficulty playing cards | 51 (13.1) | 8 (15.7) | 11 (21.6) | 28 (54.9) |
| Adaptation/Coping | ||||
| 41. Require more help from others | 99 (25.5) | 13 (13.1) | 35 (35.4) | 51 (51.5) |
| 43. Think about ways to adapt/cope | 106 (27.3) | 15 (14.2) | 43 (40.6) | 47 (44.3) |
| Social Interaction | ||||
| 11. Difficulty seeing reactions | 54 (13.8) | 14 (25.9) | 13 (24.1) | 27 (50.0) |
| 13. Difficulty visiting others | 48 (12.3) | 9 (18.8) | 13 (27.1) | 26 (54.2) |
| 21. Stay in room most of the time | 70 (18.1) | 14 (20.0) | 23 (32.9) | 33 (47.1) |
| 36. Difficulty recognizing people at a distance | 96 (24.6) | 23 (24.0) | 21 (21.9) | 51 (53.1) |
| 39. Difficulty entertaining in room | 27 (6.9) | 4 (20.0) | 4 (20.0) | 12 (60.0) |
| 49. Choose not to attend activities at times | 61 (15.6) | 6 (6.8) | 18 (20.5) | 37 (42.1) |
Notes: Items 3, 22–24, 26, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50 are not listed as these comprise the psychological symptoms subscale for which bother is not calculated. In instances where the n for the bother rating among those reporting any difficulty does not add up to the residents reporting n, the remaining respondents selected “not sure” as their response which is not shown in this table.