Living with fear: the lived experience of community mobility among older adults with low vision.

@article{Rudman2009LivingWF,
  title={Living with fear: the lived experience of community mobility among older adults with low vision.},
  author={Debbie Laliberte Rudman and Michelle Durdle},
  journal={Journal of aging and physical activity},
  year={2009},
  volume={17 1},
  pages={
          106-22
        }
}
This secondary analysis of data drawn from a descriptive phenomenological study explored how older adults with low vision experience and manage community mobility. Participants included 34 urban and rural older adults, age 70 years and older, who were not using low-vision-rehabilitation services. The findings convey a core element of the experience of community mobility for participants: living with a pervasive sense of fear regarding one's body and way of being. Participants continually gauged… 
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