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Combined hearing and visual impairment and depression in a population aged 75 years and older
Author(s)	Taia Lupsakko, Maija Mäntyjärvi, Hanna Kautiainen
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 9, September 2002
Pages	pp 808-813
Keywords	Hearing Impairment ; Visual impairment ; Depression ; Over 70s ; Correlation ; Finland.
Annotation	Depression is associated with both visual and hearing impairment. The aim of this Finnish population-based study was to investigate the association between functional sensory impairment, especially combined sensory impairment and depressive symptoms and depression diagnosed according DSM-IV criteria. Of the 470 people aged 75+ in the study group, 72 (15%) had depression according to DSM-IV criteria. 12% in the Functional Hearing Impairment (FHI) group, 20% in the Functional Visual Impairment (FVI) group, 18% in the Combined Sensory Impairment (CSI) group), and 15% in the Adequate Sensory Function (ASF) group suffered major depression. Although depressive symptoms were common in those with double sensory impairment, major depression was not experienced more often than by others aged 75+. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021024206 A
Classmark	BV: BR: ENR: BBK: 49: 76L
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