Association between Visual Impairment, Family Support, and Depression among Older Adults in Ekiti, Nigeria: Findings and Implicatios
| Autor: | Aina, F. O, Ajayi, I. A, Agbesanwa, T. A, Dada, M. U, Fadare, J. O |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Medicine. 8:171-177 |
| ISSN: | 2518-3397 2518-3389 |
| DOI: | 10.36348/sjm.2023.v08i04.006 |
| Popis: | Visual impairment has been reported as one of the leading causes of physical impairment among older adults. Age related visual loss has been found to be associated with increased risk of depression. Affective support which usually come from family has been found to have positive impact on mental health. This descriptive study was carried out to determine the association between visual impairment, family support and depression among older adults aged 60 years and above at the ophthalmology clinic of a tertiary hospital. All consenting participants were consecutively selected over the three months study period. Trained ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Nurse took the respondents’ sociodemograhic data and administered the Family support scale among the elderly and the Hospital anxiety and depression scale. Their visual acuity was also documented. Prevalence of depression was 8.7% among respondents. Both visual impairment and family support were significantly associated with depression. However, further regression analysis found family support as the only predictor of depression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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