2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492004000500019
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Associação entre aspectos depressivos e déficit visual causado por catarata em pacientes idosos

Abstract: Associação entre aspectos depressivos e déficit visual causado por catarata em pacientes idososObjetivo: Investigar a associação entre a presença de sintomas depressivos e a deficiência visual causada por catarata no paciente idoso. Métodos: Vinte e três pacientes com catarata e acuidade visual inferior a 20/200 no melhor olho foram avaliados. As idades variavam de 60 a 93 anos. Antes da cirurgia de catarata e um mês após, os sintomas depressivos foram avaliados pela Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (EDG). Resul… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3
2

Citation Types

2
11
0
7

Year Published

2007
2007
2018
2018

Publication Types

Select...
4
1

Relationship

0
5

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 16 publications
(20 citation statements)
references
References 9 publications
2
11
0
7
Order By: Relevance
“…It is also important to mention that, of the variables correlated with the Snellen chart values, age had the highest correlation with visual deficit. It was also the most-cited factor in association with visual impairment 2,4,[8][9][10] . In the current study, there was no significant difference between genders when comparing the groups with different visual acuity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 4 more Smart Citations
“…It is also important to mention that, of the variables correlated with the Snellen chart values, age had the highest correlation with visual deficit. It was also the most-cited factor in association with visual impairment 2,4,[8][9][10] . In the current study, there was no significant difference between genders when comparing the groups with different visual acuity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The older adults of this study were aged over 65 years, characterized as older adults by WHO 8 . In this age group, the prevalence of eye diseases increases and contributes significantly to visual decline 3,8 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 3 more Smart Citations