Counselling for people affected by age-related sight loss
Sight loss is a leading cause of disability in older adults and is associated with reduced quality of life and increased risk of anxiety and depression.
Read MoreAssociation Between Visual Impairment and Depression in Patients Attending Eye Clinics. A Meta-analysis
What is the prevalence of depression in patients attending eye clinics? In this meta-analysis, depression was found to be common (prevalence of 25%) in patients with visual impairment and those aged older than 65 years. These results suggest that depression in patients with visual impairment is a relatively common health problem in the clinic and… Continue Reading Association Between Visual Impairment and Depression in Patients Attending Eye Clinics. A Meta-analysis
Read MoreVisual Impairment, Depression and Psychological Therapies
This summary reports the findings of a review of the literature on depression and visual impairment including access to psychological therapies for people with visual impairment and common mental health problems.
Read MoreChildren and Young People with Vision Impairment and Mental Health: A Scoping Review from 2016 Onwards
The present paper undertakes a scoping review of research around children and young people with vision impairment and mental health.
Read MoreUpdating the evidence about sight loss and mental health from 2016 onwards
What does the literature say about the mental health of people with a vision impairment and the impact of counselling?
Read MoreAnxiety, depression, and sleep-related outcomes of glaucoma patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aims to synthesize data quantifying the prevalence and severity of common psychological conditions in patients with glaucoma.
Read MoreThe Prevalence of Depression and Depressive Symptoms among Eye Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This study is to provide a summary of the prevalence of depression among eye disease patients. PubMed, Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched from January, 1990 to December, 2015 to identify studies with information on the prevalence of depression among ophthalmic patients.
Read MoreMental Health among Children and Young Adults with Visual Impairments: A Systematic Review
The purpose of this study was to summarize current scientific knowledge relating to the occurrence of mood disorders among children with visual impairments.
Read MoreThe Relationship between Social Networks and the Employment of Visually Impaired College Graduates
This study examined the relationship between the employment status of visually impaired college graduates in Great Britain and their social networks, both formal and informal. The unemployed graduates had less extensive support networks to help them find jobs; used contacts in less directive ways; and socialized in more structured, group-centred ways than did the employed… Continue Reading The Relationship between Social Networks and the Employment of Visually Impaired College Graduates
Read MoreHealth effects of employment: a systematic review of prospective studies
Objectives The purpose of this review was to systematically summarise the literature on the health effects of employment. Methods A search for prospective studies investigating the effect of employment on health was executed in several electronic databases, and references of selected publications were checked. Subsequently, the methodological quality of each study was assessed by predefined… Continue Reading Health effects of employment: a systematic review of prospective studies
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