Emotional and social consequences of age-related low vision

D Burmedi, S Becker, V Heyl, HW Wahl… - Visual Impairment …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this work is to narratively review findings on emotional and social adjustment
among visually impaired older adults. The definition of emotional adjustment employed here …

Emotional well-being and adjustment to vision loss in later life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

SR Nyman, B Dibb, CR Victor… - Disability and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To review perceived emotional well-being in older people with visual impairment
and perceived factors that inhibit/facilitate psychosocial adjustment to vision loss. Method …

Psychosocial adaptation to age-related vision loss: A six-year perspective

V Heyl, HW Wahl - Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
This comparison of the behavioral and emotional adaptation of elderly visually impaired and
sighted people found that age-related visual impairment was associated with other forms of …

Visual impairment and quality of life among older adults: an examination of explanations for the relationship

RL Brown, AE Barrett - Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. We examine 4 potential explanations for the lower quality of life reported by
older adults with greater visual impairment. Methods. Using 2 waves of data from a …

Personal and social resources and adaptation to chronic vision impairment over time

JP Reinhardt, K Boerner, A Horowitz - Aging and Mental Health, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To examine the effect of personal (coping strategies and locus of control) and
social resources (family and friendship support) on adjustment to chronic vision impairment …

The psychological challenge of late‐life vision impairment: concepts, findings, and practical implications

HW Wahl - Journal of ophthalmology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The intention is to summarize the body of evidence speaking to the psychological
challenges faced by visually impaired older adults, as well as their coping efforts. This …

The circumstances of older people in England with self-reported visual impairment: A secondary analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

A Zimdars, J Nazroo, E Gjonça - British Journal of Visual …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
One key challenge to those charged with tackling the social exclusion of visually impaired
people is having information about the extent to which visual impairment is related to the …

Challenges faced by older adults with vision loss: a qualitative study with implications for rehabilitation

VR Cimarolli, K Boerner, M Brennan-Ing… - Clinical …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To provide an in-depth assessment of challenges faced by older adults with
recent vision loss and to determine changes in the nature of these challenges over time for …

Psychosocial adaptation to visual impairment and its relationship to depressive affect in older adults with age-related macular degeneration

J Tolman, RD Hill, JJ Kleinschmidt… - The Gerontologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: In this study we examined psychosocial adaptation to vision loss and its
relationship to depressive symptomatology in legally blind older adults with age-related …

Profound vision loss impairs psychological well-being in young and middle-aged individuals

GA Garcia, M Khoshnevis, J Gale… - Clinical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of profound vision loss on
psychological well-being in adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults with regard …