Poor vision, functioning, and depressive symptoms: A test of the activity restriction model

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 798-808

  Bookwala, Jamila ^a   Lawson, Brendan ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Functioning; Vision related conditions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 82155166771     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr051     Document Type: Article

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