Visual Impairment Is Associated With Depressive Symptoms-Results From the Nationwide German DEGS1 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Visual impairment (VI) is associated with a variety of comorbidities including physical and mental health in industrial countries. Our aim is to examine associations between self-reported impairment and depressive symptoms in the German population.

Methods

The point prevalence of self-reported VI in Germany was computed using data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for adults from 2008 to 2011 (N = 7.783, 50.5% female, age range 18-79 years). VI was surveyed by two questions, one for seeing faces at a distance of 4 m and one for reading newspapers. Depressive symptoms were evaluated with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 questionnaire and 2-week prevalence was computed with weighted data. Depressive symptoms were defined by a value o

SUBMITTER: Schuster AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5900411 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature