Behavioral Correlates of Depression Among Adults with Visual Impairments. (September 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Behavioral Correlates of Depression Among Adults with Visual Impairments. (September 2021)
- Main Title:
- Behavioral Correlates of Depression Among Adults with Visual Impairments
- Authors:
- Haegele, Justin A.
Zhu, Xihe
Healy, Sean - Abstract:
- Introduction : This study sought to examine: (a) the associations between physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration, as discrete behaviors, with depression among adults with visual impairments; and (b) the impact of meeting none, one, two, or three of the guidelines for these behaviors on depression among adults with visual impairments.Materials : One hundred eighty-two ( Mage = 44.8) adults with visual impairments, recruited via email through two visual impairment organizations in the United States, completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form, a sleep duration question, the Major Depression Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire. Based on results from the questionnaires, dichotomous variables for meeting or not meeting physical activity, sleep, and sitting guidelines were created. Data were analyzed using three components: a descriptive analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation analyses, and hierarchical regression analyses.Results : Overall, 14.8% of participants were categorized as having some degree of depression. Meeting the sleep guideline was a significant negative predictor of depression scores in the hierarchical regression analyses. The number of guidelines met was a negative predictor for depression score controlling for other variables.Discussion : Adequate sleep, as well as meeting all three guidelines synergistically, was meaningful in influencing depression among this population. The current study's results shouldIntroduction : This study sought to examine: (a) the associations between physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration, as discrete behaviors, with depression among adults with visual impairments; and (b) the impact of meeting none, one, two, or three of the guidelines for these behaviors on depression among adults with visual impairments.Materials : One hundred eighty-two ( Mage = 44.8) adults with visual impairments, recruited via email through two visual impairment organizations in the United States, completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form, a sleep duration question, the Major Depression Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire. Based on results from the questionnaires, dichotomous variables for meeting or not meeting physical activity, sleep, and sitting guidelines were created. Data were analyzed using three components: a descriptive analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation analyses, and hierarchical regression analyses.Results : Overall, 14.8% of participants were categorized as having some degree of depression. Meeting the sleep guideline was a significant negative predictor of depression scores in the hierarchical regression analyses. The number of guidelines met was a negative predictor for depression score controlling for other variables.Discussion : Adequate sleep, as well as meeting all three guidelines synergistically, was meaningful in influencing depression among this population. The current study's results should prompt the continued examination of health-behaviors among adults with visual impairment using a more holistic 24-hour activity cycle framework.Implications for practitioners : This study supports the utilization of multi-behavioral interventions to reduce the risk of depression by enhancing physical activity and sleep, while reducing sitting time, among this population. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of visual impairment & blindness. Volume 115:Number 5(2021)
- Journal:
- Journal of visual impairment & blindness
- Issue:
- Volume 115:Number 5(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 115, Issue 5 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 115
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0115-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 403
- Page End:
- 413
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09
- Subjects:
- blindness -- quality of life -- mental health -- physical activity -- sleep -- sitting time
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People with visual disabilities -- Periodicals
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Vision disorders -- Periodicals
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362.4105 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗
http://www.afb.org/jvib.asp ↗
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jvb ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0145482X211046696 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0145-482X
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