ReviewClinical interventions in aging2013
Depression in the elderly with visual impairment and its association with quality of life.
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- Risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms in older adults with visual impairment: a systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of visual impairment and comorbid mental health disorders on daily functioning: a systematic literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Association Between Visual Impairment and Depression in Patients Attending Eye Clinics: A Meta-analysis.JAMA ophthalmology · 2021Pooled it
- Environmental and behavioural interventions for reducing physical activity limitation and preventing falls in older people with visual impairment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Quality of life in older adults with sensory impairments: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- A study of the impact of social participation on the subjective well-being of low-vision older adults in Western China in the context of healthy aging.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Enhancing Orientation and Mobility Assessments: Integrating Visual and Auditory Factors Using Artificial Intelligence Tools.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Analysis of Intrinsic Capacity and Other Risk Factors in Aging: FREVO Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global trends in refractive disorders from 1990 to 2021: insights from the global burden of disease study and predictive modeling.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- User-Centred Design and Development of a Smartphone Application (Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Biopsychosocial factors of depression among community-dwelling geriatric population with low perceived social support; a population-based study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Everyday Challenges for Individuals Aging With Vision Impairment: Technology Implications.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- The 6-Item Vision-Related Quality of Life and Limitations Questionnaire: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- The association between visual impairment and mental disorders.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and impact of combined vision and hearing (dual sensory) impairment: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Empowerment-Based Physical Activity Intervention for People with Advanced Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Mixed-Methods Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors associated with health-related quality of life among home-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Depression secondary to vision loss in old age and an effective rapid screening tool for undiagnosed cases.Annals of general psychiatry · 2022Article
- Visual impairment and depression in China: a 7-year follow-up study from national longitudinal surveys.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundVisual impairment is more prevalent in the elderly and depression is common in this population. Although many studies have investigated depression or quality of life (QOL) in older adults with visual impairment, few have looked at the association between these two concepts for this population. The aim of this systematized review was to describe the association between depression and QOL in older adults with visual impairment.
methodsA search was done using multiple electronic databases for studies addressing the relationship between QOL and depression in elders with visual impairment. The concept of QOL was divided into two different approaches, ie, QOL as achievement and QOL as subjective well-being. Comparison of QOL scores between participants with and without depression (Cohen's d) and correlations between depression and QOL (Pearson's r) were examined.
resultsThirteen studies reported in 18 articles were included in the review. Nearly all of the studies revealed that better QOL was moderately to strongly correlated with less severe depressive symptoms (r = 0.22-0.68 for QOL as achievement; r = 0.68 and 0.72 for QOL as subjective well-being). Effect sizes for the QOL differences between the groups with and without depression ranged from small to large (d = 0.17 to 0.95 for QOL as achievement; no data for QOL as subjective well-being).
conclusionAdditional studies are necessary to pinpoint further the determinants and mediators of this relationship. Considering the high prevalence rate of depression in this community and its disabling effects on QOL, interventions to prevent and treat depression are essential. More efforts are needed in clinical settings to train health care practitioners to identify depressed elders with visual impairment and provide appropriate treatment.
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