Prevalence and impact of depressive symptoms in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Jivraj, Jamil; Jivraj, Imran; Tennant, Matthew; Rudnisky, Christopher J.

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.03.007

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“…Following Studies done by Banerjee A et al and Jivraj J et al stated that depression is seen in the ARMD patients and the depression may increase in severity with increase in the impairment of ARMD if treatment of depression is not started promptly. 10,11 Impairment to the quality of life in ARMD is as much as in other severe diseases like cancer and thus this study makes a proper statement for regular assessing the quality of life of ARMD patients for treating regarding the same. 12 There is a co-relation in the chief complains and the impairment of quality of life in ARMD patients.…”

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Study of psycho-social impairment in patients presenting with age related macular degeneration in a tertiary eye care hospital

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“…In a study by Livraj et al [7] concerned with agerelated macular degeneration, 101 patients were evaluated. It was shown that 21.3% of patients endorsed severe symptoms of depression that had not yet been diagnosed.…”

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“…omprehensive treatment programmes that provide patients with optical aids and help them with psychosocial adjustment issues are also a great help to patients and could improve their quality of life [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Depression in Ophthalmological Patients

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Ristova²,

Loleska

2014

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Introduction: Vision is the most important sensorial part of the human information system. Visual loss leads to reduced ability to perform routine activities of daily living and can be a risk for stable mental health. Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the incidence of depression in patients treated in an ophthalmological outpatient clinic. To our knowledge this is the first study of its kind in our country. Subjects and method:The number of evaluated patients was a hundred; mean age 41.6 ± 15.9 years, with different educational levels and common ophthalmological disorders. For the assessment of the level of depression the Beck Depression Inventory was used. Patients were divided into two groups: serious ophthalmological diagnoses where we expected psychological problems (N = 65) and the simplest ones (N = 35) as a control. Results: Obtained results show that the levels of depression correlate with the diagnoses. Patients in the first group (serious ophthalmological diagnoses) showed moderate depression in 12% and severe in 13% of patients. It was shown that the most depressed were the patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as well as glaucoma and cataract. The second group showed BDI scores of normal values. The level of depression is positively correlated with age and the level of education (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Depression is an important mental problem in ophthalmological practice. It is usually unrecognized and untreated. Depression could be the risk factor for treatment and prognosis of eyes diseases. Some measures for mitigation of psychological problems are proposed.

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“…Still, depressed, anxious, or cognitively impaired patients are less likely to adhere to their medication regimen, putting themselves at an even greater risk for complications. On the other side, new researches show that even minimal depression can affect visual function in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients [15]. Table 1 presents serious ophthalmological patients (N=65) included in this study.…”

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BDI in the Assessment of Depression in Different Medical Conditions

Pop‐Jordanova

2017

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As a common disorder, depression must be diagnosed not only in psychiatric but also in different medical settings, especially in patients with chronic diseases. Beck Depression Inventory is valuable and sensitive self-report inventory used worldwide for assessment depressive symptoms. In this research we present obtained scores of BDI in different group of disorders and we showed that BDI scores are related to the clinical condition, as well as with the age.

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Prevalence and impact of depressive symptoms in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Cited by 24 publications

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Study of psycho-social impairment in patients presenting with age related macular degeneration in a tertiary eye care hospital

Study of psycho-social impairment in patients presenting with age related macular degeneration in a tertiary eye care hospital

Depression in Ophthalmological Patients

BDI in the Assessment of Depression in Different Medical Conditions

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