Methodology NH staff's familiarity with patients' health status and daily functioning are coupled with clinical testing to characterize cognitive and sensory status, along with functional and behavioral problems. Consenting and data collection for the remaining subjects are in process.
Half have moderate or greater contrast sensitivity impairment.
Preliminary analyses of bivariate relationships show significant relationships between cognition and aggressive behaviors, physically non-aggressive behaviors, complex ADLs, acuity, contrast sensitivity, and 'everyday vision'. There were also significant relationships between acuity and contrast sensitivity impairment, 'everyday vision', verbally agitated behaviors, and complex ADLs. Everyday vision' was significant in Model 1 and logMAR acuity in Model 2. In the model using logMAR acuity all three predictors were significant. In the model using 'everyday vision' only the main effects were significant.