ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2016
Burden and depression in primary caregivers of persons with visual impairment.
Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Assessment of visual impairment and need of rehabilitation services for children attending schools for blind in an urban city of North India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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- Caregiver Burden in Primary Congenital Glaucoma.American journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Adjustment to acquired vision loss in adults presenting for visual disability certification.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2017Observational
- The Hidden Impact of Vision Loss: A Cross-sectional Study Assessing Caregiver Burden and Depression at a Tertiary Ophthalmology Center in India.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
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Abstract
contextCaregivers who assist persons with visual impairment often neglect their needs, resulting in burden and depression. Rehabilitation efforts, directed to the disabled, seldom target the caregiver.
aimTo assess burden and depression in persons caring for blind individuals. SETTINGS AND
designThis was a cross-sectional study carried out in the outpatient department of a tertiary-level teaching hospital in New Delhi. MATERIALS AND
methodsInstitutional Ethical Board approval was obtained and written informed consent too was obtained from the participants involved in this study. Persons with best-corrected vision <20/200 in the better eye, and their primary caregivers, were recruited. We recorded demography, other illness/disability, household income, relationship with disabled person, and caregiver burden (Caregiver Burden Scale) and depression (Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20 (Released 2011. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.); range, average, and standard deviation were determined for age, burden, and depression. The association between burden and depression was determined using Pearson's correlation; the relationship between degree of disability and caregiver burden and depression was determined using unpaired t-test; using multiple linear regression, factors were found to be statistically significant; significance was taken at P < 0.05.
resultsTwenty-seven (53.0%) men and 24 (47.0%) women had visual impairment. Most caregivers (n = 40; 81.6%) were first-degree relatives or a spouse; 32 (65%) had schooling <5 years; and 29 (59%) were unemployed. Depression ranged from 21 to 52 (average 43.2 ± 5.71); it correlated with degree of disability (P = 0.012), household income (r = -0.320; P = 0.025), and burden (r = 0.616; P < 0.001). Burden ranged from 30 to 73 (average 54.5 ± 6.73) and correlated with degree of disability (P = 0.006). On multiple linear regression, burden predicted depression (r = 0.557; P < 0.001).
conclusionsCaregivers merit community support, financial benefit, interventions to diagnose and treat depression, and training in coping. Centers that provide disability certification could offer counseling.
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