Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the degree of visual impairment on the presence of depression in visually impaired persons in the elderly age placed in institutional accommodation. The study included a total of 40 elderly respondents, both genders. The variables were divided into two groups: anamnestic variables and variables of depression testing. The results were processed by descriptive statistics, and analysis of variance. The obtained results showed that the degree of visual impairment has a statistically significant effect on the presence of depression in visually impaired persons in elderly age.
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