Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused drastic changes in the lives of the general
population. People with physical disabilities, who commonly encounter daily challenges …

Purpose An estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired worldwide. Given that age-
related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise …

Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people with mobility, vision, hearing, and
cognitive disabilities were at a higher risk of lower psychosocial well-being than people …

Background Age-related sensory loss and frailty are common conditions among older
adults, but epidemiologic research on their possible links has been inconclusive. Clarifying …

Environmental pollution, inadequate eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles have led to a
tremendous increase in ocular diseases worldwide. Given the costly treatments that are …

Background Owing to different social background factor in Yunnan-Myanmar Chinese
border region, stressful working environment may lead to extra psychological burden among …

Background: There has been growing concern about the impact of restrictions put in place to
contain the coronavirus pandemic on loneliness, particularly in individuals with disabilities …

Loneliness has become one of the most common psychological problems experienced by
older adults. Previous studies have indicated that loneliness is correlated with poor physical …

BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no study has obtained specific estimates of depression
for young and middle-aged adults with visual impairment (VI). As estimates of depression …

Introduction: Social skills are acquired primarily through imitation using the visual system. As
a result, people with visual impairments may experience difficulties in this area at any age …