Depressive symptoms in people with vision impairment: a cross-sectional study to identify who is most at risk.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the risk factors for significant depressive symptoms in people with visual impairment in England and Wales to provide information on who is most at risk and to whom support services could be targeted in future.

Design

A cross-sectional study using baseline data from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Setting and participants

990 participants aged 18 or over attending 1 of 14 low-vision rehabilitation primary care optometry-based clinics in South Wales or two hospital clinics in London.

Outcome measure

A score of ≥6 on the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 was classed as clinically significant depressive symptoms.

Results

In a multivariable logistic regression model, significant depressive symptoms were associated with age (adjuste

SUBMITTER: Nollett C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340416 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature