TY - JOUR
AU - CAMPBELL, A JOHN
AB - 1040-5488/07/8411-1024/0 VOL. 84, NO. 11, PP. 1024–1030 OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Optometry FEATURE ARTICLE ON LINE Depression in Older People: Visual Impairment and Subjective Ratings of Health KAREN J. HAYMAN, MSc (Hons), NGAIRE M. KERSE, PhD, MBChB, STEVEN J. LA GROW, EdD, TRECIA WOULDES, PhD, M. CLARE ROBERTSON, PhD, and A. JOHN CAMPBELL, MD, FRACP School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (KJH, NMK), School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (SJLG), Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (TW), and Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand (MCR, AJC) ABSTRACT Purpose. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of depression in a sample of older adults with impaired vision and investigate associations between physical and visual disability and depression. Methods. We analyzed cross-sectional baseline data from 391 participants aged 
75 years with visual acuity of 6/24 (20/80) or less, recruited for a randomized controlled trial of interventions to prevent falls (the VIP trial). Measures included the geriatric depression scale (GDS-15), the state-trait anxiety index, activities of daily living (Nottingham extended ADL 
TI - Depression in Older People: Visual Impairment and Subjective Ratings of Health
JF - Optometry and Vision Science
DO - 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318157a6b1
DA - 2007-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/depression-in-older-people-colon-visual-impairment-and-subjective-Ccw8TULxf0
SP - 1024
EP - 1030
VL - 84
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -