Depression and the vision-related quality of life in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 650-654

  Hahm, B J ^a,b   Shin, Y W ^a   Shim, E J ^b   Jeon, H J ^a   Seo, J M ^b   Chung, H ^b   Yu, H G ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 43649099676     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.127092     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Greenberg G. Beyond the blindfold: my life with retinitis pigmentosa. Clin Dermatol 2005;23:640-2; discussion 642-3.
2. Al-Merjan JI, Pandova MG, Al-Ghanim M, et al. Registered blindness and low vision in Kuwait. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2005;12:251-7.
3. Buch H, Vinding T, La Cour M, et al. Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among 9980 Scandinavian adults: the Copenhagen City Eye Study. Ophthalmology 2004;111:53-61.
4. Hartong OT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet 2006;368:1795-809.
5. Salive ME, Guralnik J, Glynn RJ, et al. Association of visual impairment with mobility and physical function. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994;42:287-92.
6. Evans JR, Fletcher AE, Wormald RP. Depression and anxiety in visually impaired older people. Ophthalmology 2007;114:283-8.
7. Carabellese C, Appollonio I, Rozzini R, et al. Sensory impairment and quality of life in a community elderly population. J Am Geriatr Soc 1993;41:401-7.
8. Rovner BW, Ganguli M. Depression and disability associated with impaired vision: the MoVies Project. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:617-9.
9. Fitzgerald RG, Ebert JN, Chambers M. Reactions to blindness: a four-year follow-up study. Percept Mot Skills 1987;64:363-78.
10. Holladay JT. Proper method for calculating average visual acuity. J Refract Surg 1997;13:388-91.
11. Fuhr PSW, Holmes LSD, Flecher DC, et al. The AMA Guides functional vision score is a better predictor of vision-targeted quality of life than traditional measures of visual acuity or visual field extent. Vis Impair Res 2003;5:137-46.
12. Mangione CM, Lee PP, Pitts J, et al. Psychometric properties of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ). NEI-VFQ Field Test Investigators. Arch Ophthalmol 1998;116:1496-504.
13. Mangione CM, Lee PP, Gutierrez PR, et al. Development of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire. Arch Ophthalmol 2001;119:1050-8.
14. Beck AT, Ward CH, Mendelson M, et al. An inventory for measuring depression. Ach Gen Psychiatry 1961;4:561-71.
15. Shin M, Kim Z, Park K. The cut-off score for the Korean version of Beck Depression Inventory. Korean J Clin Psychol 1993;12:71-81.
16. Hollingshead AB, Redlich FL. Social class and mental illness. New York: Wiley. 1958.
17. Anderson RJ, Freedland KE, Clouse RE, et al. The prevalence of comorbid depression in adults with diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2001;24:1069-78.
18. Kaptein KI, de Jonge P, van den Brink RH, et al. Course of depressive symptoms after myocardial infarction and cardiac prognosis: a latent class analysis. Psychosom Med 2006;68:662-8.
19. Massie MJ. Prevalence of depression in patients with cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2004;32:57-71.
20. Varma R, Wu J, Chong K, et al. Impact of severity and bilaterality of visual impairment on health-related quality of life. Ophthalmology 2006;113:1846-53.
21. Miskala PH, Hawkins BS, Mangione CM, et al. Responsiveness of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire to changes in visual acuity: findings in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization - SST Report No. 1. Arch Ophthalmol 2003;121:531-9.
22. Chiu YH, Silman AJ, Macfarlane GJ, et al. Poor sleep and depression are independently associated with a reduced pain threshold. Results of a population based study. Pain 2005;115:316-21.
23. Brody BL, Roch-Levecq AC, Thomas RG, et al. Self-management of age-related macuiar degeneration at the 6-month follow-up: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Ophthalmol 2005;123:46-53.
24. Rovner BW, Casten RJ, Hegel MT, et al. Preventing depression in age-related macular degeneration. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2007;64:886-92.
25. Bennett DS, Ambrosini PJ, Bianchi M, et al. Relationship of Beck Depression Inventory factors to depression among adolescents. J Affect Disord 1997;45:127-34.