<![CDATA[<B>Questionnaire of the psychosocial profile of the patient with anophthalmia with indication of ocular prosthesis</B>]]>

Abstract

It was concluded that the questionnaire was viable, can be used in full or by selecting blocks and provide a panorama of the patient's history related to the problem he/she faces, from the loss of the ocular globe to the confection of the prosthesis.

Concerns of anophthalmic patients wearing artificial eyes

“…Song et al . surveyed satisfaction of anophthalmic patients, 5 and Nicodemo and Ferreira have used a questionnaire to gauge the psychosocial profile of the patient with anophthalmia 6 …”

“…Song et al surveyed satisfaction of anophthalmic patients, 5 and Nicodemo and Ferreira have used a questionnaire to gauge the psychosocial profile of the patient with anophthalmia. 6 The long-term experience of artificial eye wearers has received little attention, and we could find no published research that examines the concerns of anophthalmic patients, nor how these concerns may change over time. This study aims to address this by identifying the concerns of experienced artificial eye wearers, determining whether their concerns changed over time and whether gender, age, occupation, time since losing the natural eye or time since having the existing artificial eye fitted might be associated with particular concerns.…”

Effect of orthognathic surgery for class III correction on quality of life as measured by SF-36

“…Oral rehabilitation is a process that relies on the cooperation of the patient throughout treatment so that the objectives of functional improvement, prevention and correction of deformities, and improvement in quality of life are achieved 1,8,19,20 . Professionals should focus not only on the oral cavity itself, but on the fact that the oral condition interferes with general health, well being and quality of life.…”

The Inflammation Level and a Microbiological Analysis of the Anophthalmic Cavities of Unilateral Ocular Prosthesis Users: A Blind, Randomized Observational Study

“…Sociodemographic data (sex, marital status, educational level) were collected [ 41 ]. In addition, a form was used to assess the psychosocial profiles, as proposed by Nicodemo and Ferreira [ 42 ] and by Goiato et al [ 40 ]. The form consisted of 43 questions (closed, semi-open, open, and Likert scale) divided into five blocks.…”