Vision and hearing impairments are associated with depressive–anxiety syndrome in Italian elderly

Abstract

This study's findings suggest that sensory impairment in older adults can increase their probability of experiencing depressive and anxiety syndrome. Correction of these deficits could improve the quality of life in this population.

Association Among Depression, Physical Functioning, and Hearing and Vision Impairment in Adults With Diabetes

“…32 The examination of the correlates of dual sensory impairment is a relatively new line of inquiry among those with diabetes.…”

A prospective study of the bi-directional association between vision loss and depression in the elderly

“…Most population-based studies of the relationship between vision loss and depressive symptoms conducted to date have been cross-sectional (Bernabei et al, 2011;Evans et al, 2007) and therefore have been unable to determine the temporal direction of the associations. Only three longitudinal, elderly population-based studies have been undertaken which have confirmed the association between visual impairment (Tournier et al, 2008) or visual function loss (Brown and Barrett, 2011;Chou, 2008) and subsequent high levels of depressive symptomatology.…”

Living with Hearing Loss: Psychosocial Impact and the Role of Social Support

“…The Better Hearing Institute (2012) found that people over the age of 50 years, with hearing loss, not rehabilitated, were more likely to report depression, anxiety, anger, frustration, emotional instability and paranoia, and were less likely to participate in organized social activities than those that were rehabilitated. Also Bernabei et al [21] found that there is a significant association between hearing loss and depression in individuals aged 61 to 75 years. In the same study, individuals with hearing loss were more likely to develop anxiety when compared to participants with normal hearing.…”