This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Senra H, Vieira CR, Nicholls EG, Leal I. Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(9):x–x. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study Hugo Senra, PhD; Cristina R. Vieira, MA; Elizabeth G. Nicholls, MIT; Isabel Leal, PhD
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Senra H, Vieira CR, Nicholls EG, Leal I. Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(9):x–x. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Aim – Explore differences in levels of depression between middle-aged and young adults with different vision loss experiences. Part of larger research project on psychological outcomes of vision loss in adulthood. Relevance – Currently few studies on relationship between experience of vision loss and depression.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Senra H, Vieira CR, Nicholls EG, Leal I. Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(9):x–x. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Method Interviewed adults 20 to 65 yr old with irreversible vision loss in rehabilitation setting. – Semistructured interviews: Explored patients’ experience of vision loss. – Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D): Assessed depressive levels.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Senra H, Vieira CR, Nicholls EG, Leal I. Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(9):x–x. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Results ~40% of patients met CES-D criteria for depression. Higher depression levels identified in patients whose interviews revealed: – Greater self-awareness of impairment. – Inadequate social support. – Longer rehabilitation stay.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Senra H, Vieira CR, Nicholls EG, Leal I. Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: Mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(9):x–x. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Conclusion Current findings: – Draw attention to variables such as self-awareness of impairment and perceived social support. – Suggest that depression following vision loss may be related to patients’ emotional experiences of impairment and adjustment processes.