Erratum: The impact of low vision on activities of daily living, symptoms of depression, feelings of anxiety and social support in community-living older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services (Quality of Life Research (2012) 21 (1413) DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0061-y);The impact of low vision on activities of daily living, symptoms of depression, feelings of anxiety and social support in community-living older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1405-1411

  Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a   Ballemans, Judith ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^b   Van Rens, Ger H M B ^c,d   Zijlstra, G A Rixt ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Chronic disease; Low vision; Mental health; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84867055089     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0103-5     Document Type: Erratum

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