ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2014
The mediating role of disability and social support in the association between low vision and depressive symptoms in older adults.
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- Systematic review and meta-synthesis of coping with retinitis pigmentosa: implications for improving quality of life.BMC ophthalmology · 2019Pooled it
- Support for Older People With Vision Impairment: A Rapid Realist Review.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Review
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- The link between vision impairment and depressive symptomatology in late life: does having a partner matter?European journal of ageing · 2022Article
- Self-reported visual impairment and depression of middle-aged and older adults: The chain-mediating effects of internet use and social participation.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Vision impairment and depression among older adults in low- and middle-income countries.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2021Article
- Coping strategies, vision-related quality of life, and emotional health in managing retinitis pigmentosa: a survey study.BMC ophthalmology · 2018Article
- Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeVision loss is highly prevalent in old age and has a substantial impact on different aspects of quality of life including depressive symptoms. Our objective was to examine the mediating role of disability and social support in the association between low vision and depressive symptoms.
methodsDifferences in disability, social support, and depressive symptoms between 148 persons with low vision and a reference population (N = 4,792) all ≥57 years were compared. The association between low vision and depressive symptoms and the mediating role of disability and social support was examined by the means of regression.
resultsA significant effect of low vision on depressive symptoms was identified even after the adjustment for disability and social support (standardized beta 0.053, P < 0.001). The association between low vision and symptoms of depression was partially mediated by disability, while social support was identified as a suppressor variable. Low vision, disability, and social support showed unique contributions to depressive symptoms.
conclusionsPrevention of disability and the increase in social support may help to reduce symptoms of depression in older adults with low vision. By taking such information into account in their intervention work, health professionals working in this area may improve their care quality.
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