About 14% of the global burden of disease has been attributed to neuropsychiatric
disorders, mostly due to the chronically disabling nature of depression and other common …

The author reviews evidence from epidemiologic and clinical studies suggesting a
reciprocal, potentially spiraling, relationship between depression and disability in older …

Importance Understanding the importance of eye health to the US population across ethnic
and racial groups helps guide strategies to preserve vision in Americans and inform policy …

Objectives: To assess the association between hearing impairment and health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) in an older population, using the self-administered 36-item Short …

Psychosocial coping resources have been found to protect against depressive symptoms in
people with and without chronic diseases. It has not been established, however, whether …

A strong association between functional disability and depressive symptoms in older people
has frequently been reported. Some studies attribute this association to the disabling effects …

ContextOlder adults with social isolation, medical comorbidity, and physical impairment are
more likely to be depressed but may be less able to seek appropriate care for depression …

The increase in the number of older people and the functional disability associated with
increasing age have caused concern regarding the consequences of large numbers of …

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 …

Treatment in an intensive care unit can be stressful and may leave patients with persisting
psychological symptoms that impair quality of life. This postal questionnaire study of patients …