[Association between emotional disorders and ophthalmopathology in residents of the Arkhangelsk region at the age of 60-74 years.]
Adv Gerontol
; 37(1-2): 72-79, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
A study was conducted to investigate the associations of the diseases of the organ of vision and its accessory apparatus with anxiety and depression in the elderly people. The study included 678 participants of the ESSE-RF3 population study in the Arkhangelsk region in the age of 60-74 years. We used a questionnaire, including the hospital scale of anxiety and depression score (HADS), and the assessment of the ophthalmological status. It was found that all the study participants had diseases of the visual organ. Elevated depression scores were associated with sex, age, marital status (being single), and disability, elevated anxiety scores - with sex. The scores on the anxiety scale were on average 25% higher in participants whose visual acuity decreased to ï£0,5 units, and showed no independent associations with diagnosed ophthalmological diseases. The scores on the depression scale were on average 33% higher in participants with visual acuity ï£0,5 units, and 22% higher in the presence of retinopathy. In conclusion, anxiety and depression in the elderly people were more associated with visual deficits rather than with the presence of ophthalmological diseases underlying a decrease in functional status.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
Ru
Journal:
Adv Gerontol
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article