TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Vision-related symptoms after acquired brain injury: association with mental fatigue, anxiety and depression
JO  - Journal of rehabilitation medicine
A1  - Lindstedt, Märta Berthold
A1  - Johansson, Jan
A1  - Ygge, Jan
A1  - Borg, Kristian
SP  - 499
EP  - 505
VL  - 51
IS  - 7
N2  - BACKGROUND: Brain injury causes multiple symptoms. Among these, visual disturbances are common; 50-70% of patients experience some change in vision after injury/illness. Other very common and disabling symptoms are fatigue, anxiety and depression. This study examines whether levels of fatigue, anxiety and depression are increased if the patients also experience vision disorders. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 123 patients enrolled in day care rehabilitation unit for medium-to-severe brain injury completed questionnaires about self-experienced fatigue, anxiety, depression and self-experienced level and type of visual disturbances. Symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and depression were compared with the occurrence of visual disturbances. Analyses were performed using binary logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: An association was found between visual disturbances and fatigue, but not between visual disturbances and anxiety/depression. However, some visual symptoms, such as glare, blurred vision and reading difficulties, showed great differences between patients with or without anxiety/depression. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Vision rehabilitation may be a tool for mitigating fatigue after acquired brain injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1650-1977
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2570
ID  - ref1
ER  -