ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2020
Visual impairment and depression: Age-specific prevalence, associations with vision loss, and relation to life satisfaction.
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- Association between self-reported vision and mental well-being: a cross-sectional secondary analysis of Health Survey for England data.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Mental health of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.PloS one · 2025Article
- Parental control and depressive symptoms in college freshmen with myopia: the mediating role of vision-related quality of life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Technological Perception with Rural and Urban Differentiation and Its Influence on the Quality of Life of Older People with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Influence of the coexistence of visual impairment, hearing impairment, and masticatory discomfort on the quality of life of middle-aged adults: an analysis based on the 2019 and 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2024Article
- Relationship between self-reported hearing and vision problems, cognitive decline, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction in older adults: a retrospective observational study.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People's Quality of Life.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between visual impairment and mental disorders.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Daily Functionality of People with Low Vision: The Impact of Visual Acuity, Depression, and Life Orientation-A Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioural neurology · 2024Article
- A Population-Based Cohort Study of the Association between Visual Loss and Risk of Suicide and Mental Illness in Taiwan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo our knowledge, no study has obtained specific estimates of depression for young and middle-aged adults with visual impairment (VI). As estimates of depression varies across age groups in the general population, it is of interest to examine whether the same applies to adults with low vision or blindness.
aimTo estimate depression prevalence and its association with VI-related characteristics and life satisfaction in adults with VI.
methodsA telephone-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and May 2017 in an age-stratified sample of adults who were members of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. Participants were asked questions about their sociodemographic characteristics, VI characteristics, and life satisfaction. Depression was measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire. The diagnostic scoring algorithm was used to calculate the point prevalence of depression (
resultsOverall, 736 adults participated in the study (response rate: 61%). The prevalence estimates of depression varied across different age groups, ranging from 11.1%-22.8% in women and 9.4%-16.5% in men, with the highest rates for the two youngest age groups. Results from the multivariable models including sociodemographic and VI-related variables showed that losing vision late in life [Prevalence ratio (PR), 1.76, 95%CI: 1.11, 2.79] and having other impairments (PR: 1.88, 95%CI: 1.32, 2.67) were associated with higher rates of depression, whereas older age was associated with lower rates (PR: 0.83, 95%CI: 0.74, 0.93). Additionally, participants who were depressed had lower life satisfaction than those who were not depressed (adjusted β: -2.36, 95%CI: -2.75, -1.98).
conclusionOur findings suggest that depression in adults with VI, and especially among young and middle-aged adults, warrants greater attention by user organisations, clinicians, and healthcare authorities.
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