Psychosocial impact of visual impairment in working-age adults
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Psychosocial impact of visual impairment in working-age adults.
AIM To review the evidence for the presence of lower levels of psychosocial well-being in working-age adults with visual impairment and for interventions to improve such levels of psychosocial well-being. METHODS Systematic review of quantitative studies published in English from 2001 to July 2008 that measured depression/mental health, anxiety, quality of life, social functioning or social s...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.164814