Changes in quality of life in visually impaired patients after low-vision rehabilitation

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-55

  Renieri, Giulia ^a   Pitz, Susanne ^a   Pfeiffer, Norbert ^a   Beutel, Manfred E ^a   Zwerenz, Rüdigger ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; low vision rehabilitation; quality of life; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSION; MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL PERFORMANCE; VISUALLY IMPAIRED;

HOSPITALS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW VISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873412509     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328357885b     Document Type: Article

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