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The impact of low vision on activities of daily living, symptoms of depression, feelings of anxiety and social support in community-living older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services.

Gertrudis I J M Kempen | Judith Ballemans | Adelita V Ranchor | Ger H M B van Rens | G A Rixt Zijlstra
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation | 2012

Previous studies showed that older persons with vision loss generally reported low levels of health-related quality of life, although study outcomes with respect to feelings of anxiety and social support were inconsistent. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of low vision on health-related quality of life, including feelings of anxiety and social support, among community-living older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services.

Pubmed ID: 22090173

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