Severity of blindness in patients directly correlated with burden in caregivers.
More severe forms of blindness meant patients require more help with their activities of daily living and additional hours of close supervision per day, both of which increase care burden.
The same 2 factors also increase risk of caregiver depression along with low household income and the caregiver being the parent of a blind adult child.
Awareness of the extent of burden and depression among caregivers of blind individuals is required by vision health personnel to identify at risk caregivers and implement effective interventions and support strategies.
2012-02-06
Eng.
Ophthalmology
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Medicine, Syracuse, New York, USA.
Ophthalmology. 2012 Feb;119(2):221-6
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