Social interactions, experiences with adverse life events and depressive symptoms in individuals with visual impairment: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge about the high rates of depression in people with visual impairment (VI) remains unclear. The study aimed to examine whether depressive symptoms in people with VI were associated with social isolation, perceived social support and lifetime exposure to bullying, physical abuse or sexual abuse.

Methods

An anonymous telephone survey was conducted from January to May 2017 in an age-stratified sample of adults with VI who were members of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. Participants were asked questions about social isolation, perceived social support, and past experiences with bullying and abuse. Depressive symptoms were measured by the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). We calculated unadjusted and full-adjusted exp

SUBMITTER: Brunes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature