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The effects of developing a dual sensory loss on depression in older adults
— a longitudinal study | | Author(s) | Michele Capella McDonnall |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 8, December 2009 |
| Pages | pp 1179-1199 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Deaf-blind ; Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The effect of developing a dual sensory loss (DSL) on depression over time was determined; and the impact of pre-existing single sensory loss on this effect was evaluated. Multilevel modelling was used to analyse data (N = 2,689) from the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A significant increase in depression at the first report of DSL occurred; and depression increased at a significantly faster rate following DSL, in a curvilinear pattern. In addition, those who eventually developed DSL began the study with a depression score significantly higher than those who did not experience sensory loss. A pre-existing single sensory loss did not alter the effect of DSL on depression. Two sources of disparity in depression between those with and without DSL were identified: preexisting differences, and differences that occurred due to the DSL. The relationship exhibited between depression and developing a DSL indicated an adjustment process. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100929015 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BYD: BR: BV: 49: 3J: 7T |
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