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Depression in the elderly with visual impairment and its association with quality of life

Author(s) -

Judith Renaud,

Emmanuelle Bédard

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical interventions in aging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184

H-Index - 76

eISSN - 1178-1998

pISSN - 1176-9092

DOI - 10.2147/cia.s27717

Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , visual impairment , association (psychology) , psychological intervention , population , depressive symptoms , gerontology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , psychology , nursing , environmental health , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics

Visual 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.

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