Psychologic adjustment to irreversible vision loss in adults: A systematic review

Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 851-861

  Senra, Hugo ^a   Barbosa, Fernando ^a   Ferreira, Patrícia ^b   Vieira, Cristina R ^c   Perrin, Paul B ^d   Rogers, Heather ^e   Rivera, Diego ^e   Leal, Isabel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Health Psychologist   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ADJUSTMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; SCIENCEDIRECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BLINDNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLINDNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84925357345     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.10.022     Document Type: Review

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