scholarly journals Perspectives of people with late age‐related macular degeneration on mental health and mental wellbeing programmes: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Dillon ◽  
Sarthak Gandhi ◽  
Diana Tang ◽  
Gerald Liew ◽  
Maree Hackett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Views of ophthalmologists on the genetics of age-related macular degeneration: Results of a qualitative study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e0209328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julika Loss ◽  
Daniel Müller ◽  
Johannes Weigl ◽  
Horst Helbig ◽  
Caroline Brandl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related

Rates of Comorbid Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Olson ◽  
Xinxin Zhang ◽  
Michael F. Ward ◽  
Patrick Le ◽  
Omar M. Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Comorbid Anxiety ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Icd 10

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate how age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with anxiety and depression. Methods: An online repository of deidentified patient data was queried to identify and retrospectively analyze patients with AMD, depression, or anxiety via ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes. Odds ratios were calculated between AMD and anxiety and depression, respectively. Results: Of the 51 019 patients analyzed in this study, 11 681 (22.9%) had depression, 8727 (17.1%) had anxiety, and 2752 (5.4%) had AMD. The prevalence of anxiety among AMD patients was 18.2%, and the prevalence of depression among AMD patients was 25.0%. The odds of a patient with AMD carrying a diagnosis of anxiety are 1.3 (95% CI 1.2, 1.5) times higher than a patient without AMD, and the odds of carrying a diagnosis of depression are also 1.3 (95% CI 1.1, 1.4) times more likely. Conclusions: Patients with AMD have increased odds of suffering from comorbid anxiety and depression. Ophthalmologists should consider mental health screens and appropriate referrals as new diagnoses of AMD are made or as the disease progresses.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Medicina ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Šiaudvytytė ◽  
Dovilė Mitkutė ◽  
Jūratė Balčiūnienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in persons affected by agerelated macular degeneration. Material and Methods. The study was performed in the Clinic of Ophthalmology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. A total of 140 patients completed the Visual Functioning Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) during this prospective study. The patients were divided into two groups: patients with age-related macular degeneration (70 patients) and control patients (70 patients). Results. There was a significant difference in the quality of life between groups (P<0.0001). Analyzing patients with age-related macular degeneration within the group (patients with monocular or binocular disorders), significant differences in near vision (P=0.003), far vision (P=0.04), color vision (P=0.01), and social functioning (P=0.02) were observed. Mental health (r=0.326, P=0.02), dependency (r=0.340, P=0.02), and role difficulties (r=0.355, P=0.01) were found to be significantly associated with general vision in the age-related macular degeneration group. Conclusions. Age-related macular degeneration appeared to have a great impact on the quality of life. General vision impairment caused by age-related macular degeneration affects patient’s mental health, dependency, and role difficulties.

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