TY - JOUR
TI - Visual impairment acquired in late adulthood and physical activity
AU - Czerwińska, Kornelia
AU - Kucharczyk, Izabella
TI - Visual impairment acquired in late adulthood and physical activity
AB - 
	The population of persons with visual impairment is increasing due to the increasing number of cases of vision loss in the course of life, particularly in late adulthood. Acquiring vision loss in late adulthood is a risk factor for occurrence of additional problems in the area of physical and mental health which result in significant  deterioration of the quality of life. One of the negative effects of adventitious vision loss is decreased physical activity. Developing effective programs which promote physical activity among seniors with acquired vision loss is determined by proper identification of barriers experienced in that area, as well as of motivating factors and  of resources available for that social group. Taking into consideration the increasing global population of persons with visual impairment and numerous advantages (physiological, emotional-social, functional) of regular physical activity, it is necessary to undertake research investigating those issues.
VL - 2019
IS - Issue 34 (2019)
PY - 2019
SN - 2080-9476
C1 - 2544-0519
SP - 99
EP - 113
DO - 10.4467/25439561.NP.19.020.11850
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/niepelnosprawnosc/article/niepelnosprawnosc-wzroku-nabyta-w-poznej-doroslosci-a-aktywnosc-fizyczna-seniorow
KW - physical activity
KW - visual impairment
KW - vision loss
KW - late adulthood