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Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

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Depressive Symptoms In People With Vision Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study To Identify Who Is Most At Risk, Claire Nollett, Barbara Ryan, Nathan Bray, Catey Bunce, Robin J. Casten, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, David Gillespie, Daniel J. Smith, Miles Stanford, Tom H. Margrain Jan 2019

Depressive Symptoms In People With Vision Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study To Identify Who Is Most At Risk, Claire Nollett, Barbara Ryan, Nathan Bray, Catey Bunce, Robin J. Casten, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, David Gillespie, Daniel J. Smith, Miles Stanford, Tom H. Margrain

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

Objective To identify the risk factors for significant depressive symptoms in people with visual impairment in England and Wales to provide information on who is most at risk and to whom support services could be targeted in future. Design A cross-sectional study using baseline data from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Setting and participants 990 participants aged 18 or over attending 1 of 14 low-vision rehabilitation primary care optometry-based clinics in South Wales or two hospital clinics in London. Outcome measure A score of ≥6 on the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 was classed as clinically significant depressive symptoms. Results In a …


Preserving Cognition In Older African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment., Barry W. Rovner, Robin J. Casten Mar 2016

Preserving Cognition In Older African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment., Barry W. Rovner, Robin J. Casten

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

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Personality And Functional Vision In Older Adults With Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Barry W. Rovner, R. J. Casten, Mark T. Hegel, Robert W. Massof, Benjamin E. Leiby, Allen C. Ho, William S. Tasman Jun 2014

Personality And Functional Vision In Older Adults With Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Barry W. Rovner, R. J. Casten, Mark T. Hegel, Robert W. Massof, Benjamin E. Leiby, Allen C. Ho, William S. Tasman

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to determine whether personality traits influence self-reported functional vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Low Vision Depression Prevention Trial. Participants (N = 182) over age 65 with bilateral AMD, visual acuity worse than 20/70 in the better-seeing eye, and subthreshold depression were recruited from the Wills Eye Hospital retina practice. Assessments included visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 plus Supplement (NEI VFQ-25) near and distance subscales, depression, and personality testing. Structural equation models were used …