Increased Mortality Risk among the Visually Impaired: The Roles of Mental Well-Being and Preventive Care Practices

Zheng, Dandan; Christ, Sharon L.; Lam, Byron L.; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Lee, Dong Hoon

doi:10.1167/iovs.11-8794

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“…Other characteristics were included as potential effect modifiers or confounding factors, including age (17/18/19 years old),18 decade of examination (1980–1989/1990–1999),19 20 general health impairment (yes/no),21 22 motor system impairment (yes/no),23 24 visual impairment (yes/no)25 and intellectual performance 26 27. Information from the intelligence test was used to determine intellectual performance, which was categorised as below average (stanine score of ≤4), average (stanine score of 5) and above average (stanine score of ≥6).…”

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Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

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Borud

2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

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2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…Those with visual impairment have twice the risk for falling, over four times the risk for sustaining a hip fracture [3–5], and three times the risk for clinical depression [6–7]. Persons with impaired vision may also have increased social isolation [8]; greater difficulty reading information, such as their medication bottles [9]; earlier nursing home placement [10] and community services utilization [11]; and increased mortality [11–12]. …”

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A conceptual model for vision rehabilitation

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Vision impairments are highly prevalent after acquired brain injury (ABI). Conceptual models that focus on constructing intellectual frameworks greatly facilitate comprehension and implementation of practice guidelines in an interprofessional setting. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the vision literature in ABI, describe a conceptual model for vision rehabilitation, explain its potential clinical inferences, and discuss its translation into rehabilitation across multiple practice settings and disciplines.

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“…2,4 The psychosocial burdens that individuals experience when faced with vision loss are marked, and have been associated with increased mortality. [5][6][7] These psychosocial burdens associated with visual impairment may not pass and can persist, even after receiving low vision rehabilitation. 4,8 However, people vary greatly in their reactions to vision loss, likely being influenced by personal characteristics and social circumstance.…”

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Adjustment to Vision Loss in a Mixed Sample of Adults with Established Visual Impairment

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2012

Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

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PURPOSE.To determine factors associated with the level of adjustment to vision loss in a cross-sectional sample of adults with mixed visual impairment. METHODS.One hundred participants were administered the Acceptance and Self-Worth Adjustment Scale (AS-WAS) to assess adjustment to vision loss. The severity of vision loss was determined using binocular clinical visual function assessments including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, reading performance, and visual fields. Key demographics including age, duration of visual impairment, general health, education, and living arrangements were evaluated, as were self-reported vision-related activity limitation (VRAL), depression, social support, and personality.RESULTS. Multivariate analysis showed that higher levels of depressive symptoms (b ¼ À0.26, P < 0.01) and of the personality trait neuroticism (b ¼À0.33, P < 0.001), and lower levels of the personality trait of conscientiousness (b ¼ 0.29, P < 0.01), were associated with poorer adjustment to vision loss, explaining 56% variance.CONCLUSIONS. Adjustment to vision loss is significantly associated with depression and certain traits of personality (specifically neuroticism and conscientiousness), independent of the severity of vision loss, VRAL, and duration of vision loss. The results suggest certain individuals may be predisposed to exhibiting less adjustment to vision loss due to personality characteristics, and exhibit poorer adjustment owing to or as a consequence of depression, rather than due to other factors such as the onset and severity of visual impairment. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53:7227-7234)

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Increased Mortality Risk among the Visually Impaired: The Roles of Mental Well-Being and Preventive Care Practices

Cited by 52 publications

References 56 publications

Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

A conceptual model for vision rehabilitation

Adjustment to Vision Loss in a Mixed Sample of Adults with Established Visual Impairment

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