ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2021
Vision impairment and depression among older adults in low- and middle-income countries.
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- The use of augmented reality and virtual reality for visual field expansion and visual acuity improvement in low vision rehabilitation: a systematic review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Pooled it
- The adaptation and psychometric validation of a stigma measure for adults diagnosed with severe vision impairment in rural Mozambique.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- Depressive Symptoms and Their Association With Quality of Life in Older Adults With Cataracts: A National Survey in China.Alpha psychiatry · 2025Article
- Investigation and analysis of negative emotion in patients with diabetic retinopathy after vitrectomy.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Associations of self-reported vision impairment with depression symptoms among middle-aged and older Chinese.Aging clinical and experimental research · 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
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the association between visual impairment (VI) and depression in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the mediating role of disability and social participation. METHODS/
designThe World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) provided data on objective and subjective visual function, depression, disability (WHODAS-12), and social participation for nationally representative samples of adults 50 years and older in China, India, Ghana, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa. Multivariable logistic and linear models were used to test the association between VI and depression and the indirect pathways through disability and social participation. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographics, medical comorbidities, and complex survey design features.
resultsVisual acuity was worse in respondents with depression compared to those without depression in China (0.32 vs 0.23 logMAR; P < .001), Ghana (0.26 vs 0.18 logMAR; P < .001), and India (0.36 vs 0.30 logMAR; P < .001); self-reported vision was also significantly worse in these three countries, but not in Mexico, Russia, or South Africa. Greater disability significantly mediated the association of both objective and self-reported VI with depression in China and India. Social participation significantly mediated the association between subjective vision and depression in Ghana.
conclusionsThere is variability in the association between VI and depression across LMICs and in the mediating role of disability and social participation. Culture-specific instruments may be needed to better characterize the association between VI and depression and further research is needed to assess causality.
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