Psychological outcomes following interventions for people with low vision: A systematic review

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-403

  Rees, Gwyneth ^a   Ponczek, Elke ^a   Hassell, Jennifer ^a   Keeffe, Jill E ^a   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Low vision rehabilitation; Psychosocial intervention; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 77953221516     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.10.32     Document Type: Review

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