Open AccessBurden and depression in primary caregivers of persons with visual impairment
Author(s) -
Shubhank Khare,
Jolly Rohatgi,
M S Bhatia,
Upreet Dhaliwal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.191493
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , visual impairment , caregiver burden , spouse , context (archaeology) , outpatient clinic , psychiatry , informed consent , gerontology , dementia , alternative medicine , disease , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics , paleontology , biology
Caregivers 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.