How do older people with sight loss manage their general health? A qualitative study

Identifying and understanding the health and social care needs of older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a scoping review

“…Thirty studies were qualitative studies [ 26 – 55 ], four were cross-sectional studies [ 56 – 59 ], one was mixed method study [ 60 ] and one was a secondary qualitative data analysis [ 61 ] (Table 1 ). Twenty two studies were conducted in North America [ 26 , 28 – 30 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 41 , 43 , 46 – 52 , 55 , 57 – 60 ], ten in Europe [ 31 , 32 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 44 , 45 , 54 , 56 , 61 ] and three in Australia/New Zealand [ 27 , 42 , 53 ].…”

“…The percentage of female older adults with MCC ranged from 6% [ 49 ] to 100% [ 51 ]. Of the 36 studies included in the review, 22 studies included at least 50% females as their study participants [ 26 , 28 – 30 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 43 , 45 , 48 , 50 – 53 , 56 – 61 ]. Two studies did not report the proportion of female respondents [ 34 , 54 ].…”

“…MCC was determined mostly (24/32 studies) by health care providers, and/or staff assisting them, or the sample was drawn from clinical data bases and disease trajectories [ 26 , 27 , 30 – 32 , 34 – 36 , 38 , 40 – 42 , 44 – 50 , 52 , 53 , 56 , 59 , 61 ]. Five studies did not explicitly state how MCC was established for the sample of patients during the recruitment process, although the inclusion criteria mentioned at least two or more conditions and the appropriate age range for older adults [ 33 , 37 , 51 , 57 , 58 ].…”

“…Depression and other mental health conditions were also reported. Nineteen studies did not report the mean number of conditions [ 27 – 29 , 31 , 32 , 35 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 58 , 60 ].…”

“…Nineteen of the 36 studies did not report the socio-economic status of the participants [ 28 , 30 – 32 , 34 , 37 – 40 , 42 – 44 , 46 , 47 , 50 , 54 , 57 , 60 , 61 ]. Four studies included the employment status [ 27 , 35 , 48 , 56 ], with most participants being unemployed.…”