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Loneliness among adults with visual impairment: prevalence, associated factors, and relationship to life satisfaction

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1096-y

Published Online: 2019-02-01

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Brunes, Audun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-5963
B. Hansen, Marianne

Heir, Trond
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

European Commission, Directorate - General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO/SUB/2015/718665/PREP17)

Norges Blindeforbund (not applicable)
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Article History

Received: 14 August 2018

Accepted: 22 January 2019

First Online: 1 February 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was carried out anonymously and, at request, the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics required no further formal ethical approval (Reference number: 2016/1615A). All participants provided informed consent for taking part in the study. Study participation was voluntary, and the participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time.

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