The Visually Impaired: More Sleep Disturbances, More Depression

Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders ◽

10.1159/000210072 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 65-66

Author(s):

Anna Wirz-Justice ◽

Francesco Benedetti ◽

Michael Terman

Keyword(s):

Visually Impaired ◽

Sleep Disturbances

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Sleep Disturbances among Persons who are Visually Impaired: Survey of Dog Guide Users

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x9809200712 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 92 (7) ◽

pp. 522-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Massoud K. Fouladi ◽

Merrick J. Moseley ◽

Helen S. Jones ◽

Micheal J. Tobin

Keyword(s):

Visual Acuity ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Significant Risk Factor ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Disturbed Sleep ◽

Photic Input

It is claimed that blindness may predispose individuals to disturbed sleep because light is an important mechanism for entraining circadian rhythms. One in five respondents in a survey described the quality of their sleep as either poor or very poor. Exercise was associated with better sleep, and depression with poorer sleep. That visual acuity did not predict the quality of sleep casts doubt on the notion that restricted visual (photic) input is a widespread cause of sleep disturbance among persons who are visually impaired. As with sighted persons, depression appears to be a highly significant risk factor for disturbed sleep in persons who are visually impaired.

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Sleep disturbances in visually impaired toddlers

Brain and Development ◽

10.1016/j.braindev.2008.01.008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 30 (9) ◽

pp. 572-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Elisa Fazzi ◽

Maria Zaccagnino ◽

Sheila Gahagan ◽

Chiara Capsoni ◽

Sabrina Signorini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visually Impaired ◽

Sleep Disturbances

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Articulatory Intervention for the Visually Impaired

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.1003.139 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 139-144

Author(s):

Cheri L. Florance ◽

Judith O’Keefe

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Behavior Change ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

School Students ◽

Handicapped Children ◽

Paired Stimuli ◽

Visually Handicapped ◽

Parent Program

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.

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