ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024
Quality of life and mental health status of glaucoma patients.
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- The bidirectional enigma of glaucoma and anxiety: from neuroinflammatory mechanisms to mind-body integrated therapies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Presence of Obsessionality and Hysteria in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Psychological distress and psychosocial care in adults with glaucoma in Africa: A systematic review protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Research progress on glaucoma complicated with anxiety and depression.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Direct cost of trabeculectomy in the Brazilian public health system: a micro-costing analysis in a university hospital.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Vision-Related Quality of Life Among Glaucoma Patients in Saudi Arabia:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Article
- Benefits of Explorative Saccade Training in Patients with Advanced Glaucomatous Visual Field Defects-A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Lights and Shadows on Artificial Intelligence in Glaucoma: Transforming Screening, Monitoring, and Prognosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Blinded by the Mind: Exploring the Hidden Psychiatric Burden in Glaucoma Patients.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Intraocular pressure control after implantation of experimental antiglaucoma shunt versus trabeculectomy.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, poses significant challenges to patients' quality of life (QOL) and mental well-being. Methods: This study aimed to investigate the complex interplay between clinical, demographic, and psychological factors and their impact on QOL among patients diagnosed with glaucoma. A cohort of 201 glaucoma patients, with a mean age of 70 years, participated in the study. Results: Descriptive analyses revealed that participants reported living with a glaucoma diagnosis for an average of 13.38 years, highlighting the chronic nature of the disease in the cohort. Comorbidity was shown to be in close relationship with QOL, where with additional health problems have lower QOL scores (M = 34.86, SD = 18.25), as well as higher levels of anxiety (M = 10.64, SD = 5.38) and depression (M = 13.42, SD = 7.37). Correlation analyses further unveiled robust associations between clinical characteristics and psychological outcomes, with lower visual acuity strongly correlated with reduced QOL (rR = -0.74, pR < 0.001; rL = -0.78, pL < 0.001) and higher levels of anxiety and depression. Additionally, longer duration of glaucoma diagnosis was moderately associated with poorer QOL (r = 0.56, Discussion: These findings underscore the importance of holistic patient care approaches that address both the physical and psychological aspects of glaucoma to improve patient outcomes and enhance overall well-being.
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