Physical activity and sport practice to improve balance control of visually impaired individuals: a narrative review with future perspectives

G Carretti, M Manetti, M Marini - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Visual disability negatively impacts balance, everyday self-efficacy, and mobility and often
leads affected subjects to perceive physical exercise as a burdensome challenge thus …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological implications of vitreous opacities–A systematic review

H Senra, Z Ali, T Aslam, N Patton - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2022 - Elsevier
Question Given that depression and anxiety can be comorbid to several treatable eye
diseases, it is paramount to understand whether vitreous opacities are also associated with …

Anxiety levels moderate the association between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in chronic eye disease patients

H Senra, L Hernandez-Moreno, N Moreno… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The current study examines the potential moderating effect of depression and anxiety on the
relationship between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic …

Barriers and facilitators to recognize and discuss depression and anxiety experienced by adults with vision impairment or blindness: a qualitative study

EPJ van Munster, HPA van der Aa, P Verstraten… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent, but often unrecognized in adults
with vision impairment (VI) or blindness. The purpose of this study was to explore visually …

Associations of dual sensory impairment with long-term depressive and anxiety symptoms in the United States

NM Armstrong, CVL Teixeira, C Gendron… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We explored the associations of dual sensory impairment (DSI) with long-term
depressive and anxiety symptoms as well as low perceived social support (LPSS) as a …

Association of vision and hearing status with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Chinese adults

YG Liu, CC Wang, Q Huang, L Zhang… - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Long-term untreated vision and hearing impairments can negatively impact
physical and mental wellbeing. We investigated the association of vision and hearing status …

Physical function mediates the effects of sensory impairment on quality of life in older adults: Cross‐sectional study using propensity‐score weighting

YC Tseng, BS Gau, YS Hsieh, TC Liu… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate the effect of sensory impairment on quality of life in older adults and to
assess the role of physical function as a mediator of the effect of the sensory impairment on …

What do adults with visual impairment mean by well-being? Identifying the building blocks of well-being in the context of visual impairment

N Heinze, F Davies, S York, SHY Chan… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Well-being has become a key outcome of health and support services for adults
with visual impairment (VI). However, there is a lack of consensus on how well-being is …

Female blind baseball players against gender discrimination: the “red diamonds” experience

G Carretti, P Russo, M Manetti, M Marini - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Sport has the well-known power of improving body awareness, self-esteem,
and social interaction, thus promoting quality of life and psychophysical wellbeing …

Personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with primary vitreous floaters

H Senra, Z Ali, T Aslam, N Patton - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose We investigated personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in
patients with primary vitreous floaters. Methods A UK sample of adult patients (> 18 years …