Effectiveness of music-based interventions to address well-being in people with a vision impairment: a scoping review

N Somani, E Beukes, A Street, R Lindsay, L Smith… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The objectives of this review were to identify the types of music-based
interventions and associated accessibility challenges for people who have visual …

Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol

N Dike, L D'Ambruoso, HM Morgan, Z Skea… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Vision loss has been associated with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety,
and post-traumatic stress disorder, which significantly impact lives of working age adults with …

Improved intention, self-efficacy and social influence in the workspace may help low vision service workers to discuss depression and anxiety with visually impaired …

EPJ van Munster, HPA van der Aa, P Verstraten… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Depression and anxiety are common in visually impaired and blind adults, but
often remain untreated in those who receive support from low vision service (LVS) …

Use of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaires for clinical decision-making and psychological referral …

S Fortini, E Costanzo, E Rellini, F Amore, SP Mariotti… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on
clinician decision-making in patients suffering from chronic eye disease in ophthalmological …

Needed adaptations in psychological treatments for people with vision impairment: A Delphi study, including clients, relatives, and professionals

J Braakman, PS Sterkenburg - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective In this study, we aimed to identify the themes that should be addressed when
adapting mental health treatments for adults with a visual impairment. Method A Delphi …

Perspectives on implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 in low-vision service organizations to screen for depression and anxiety

EBM Elsman, EPJ van Munster… - … vision science & …, 2022 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To describe the process of implementing a screening questionnaire for depression
and anxiety, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), in low-vision service (LVS) …

Effect of visual impairment on depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

S Sekimitsu, Y Shweikh… - Canadian …, 2024 - canadianjournalofophthalmology.ca
Objective To evaluate associations between visual impairment, anxiety, and depression
during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Design Retrospective cross-sectional Methods …

Assessing the economic burden of vision loss and irreversible legal blindness in Spain (2021–2030): a societal perspective

L Pablo, G Garay-Aramburu, A García Layana… - Health Economics …, 2024 - Springer
Objective To estimate the economic impact for the society, generated as a consequence of
the onset of loss of vision and irreversible legal blindness, for the main ophthalmologic …

Mental healthcare access among US adults with vision impairment and depression and/or anxiety symptoms

UM Donato, OT Nguyen, AA Tabriz, YR Hong… - Disability and Health …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Although individuals with vision impairment are at greater risk for depression
and anxiety, there has been limited study of mental healthcare utilization among this …

Feasibility and potential effectiveness of the IdentifEYE training programmes to address mental health problems in adults with vision impairment

EPJ van Munster, RMA van Nispen… - Ophthalmic and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Two training programmes about depression and anxiety in adults with vision
impairment were developed to support eye care practitioners (ECPs) and low vision service …