Experience of Dry Eye Patients With Anxiety and Depression: A Qualitative Study

Yu, Haozhe; Zeng, Weizhen; Xu, Minhui; Wu, Wenyu; Feng, Yun

doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.830986

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“…However, one optometrist mentioned a possible benefit of support groups with peers. This is also emphasized by Yu et al, 27 who reported that dry eye disease patients, who experience depression and or anxiety, should attend support groups with peers in addition to professional counseling. Therefore, optometrists must become more aware of the possible psychological effects to observe them in time.…”

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“…Nevertheless, this should be more everyday practice for optometrists in their profession. Yu et al 27 reported that specialists should be encouraged to participate in training to express their empathy to dry eye disease patients to promote a positive interaction between them and patients, especially focusing on their subjective symptoms. In addition, Yeh et al 28 reported a poor correlation between clinicians' and patients' assessment of disease severity and response to treatment for dry eye disease.…”

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Optometrists need to incorporate their understanding of the impact of dry eye disease in their patient management

Mathan,

van Tilborg

2024

Optom Vis Sci

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SIGNIFICANCE The impact of dry eye disease on patients' daily lives is understood by optometrists, but they seldom use this understanding in their patient management. PURPOSE Dry eye disease can significantly impact a person's daily life and is known to cause psychological symptoms. Treating and managing patients with dry eye disease can be challenging, as an approach based solely on signs is unlikely to reflect patients' true burden. Because optometrists play a crucial role in the care of dry eye disease patients, it is necessary to examine their awareness of the negative impact of dry eye disease on patients' daily lives and how they manage this during their consultation time, including diagnosis and management. METHODS This study has an exploratory, qualitative research design. Twelve semistructured online interviews were conducted with optometrists in second-line eye care through a convenience sample. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed after a thematic analysis. RESULTS The main findings were that few optometrists actively asked about patients' perceived burden, many optometrists did not mention all the possible treatment options or practical advice that could benefit dry eye disease patients, and few were aware of the possible help that other health care providers could provide, besides the optometrist. CONCLUSIONS Dutch optometrists are aware of the impact that dry eye disease can have on their patients' daily lives, but seldom use this information as part of their management plan.

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Optometrists need to incorporate their understanding of the impact of dry eye disease in their patient management

Mathan,

van Tilborg

2024

Optom Vis Sci

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“…All included articles and the identified SDoH in each study are summarized in Table 1. Dry eye/ocular surface [18 ▪▪ ,19 ▪ –38 ▪ ] (21 articles) was the most prevalent cornea condition, followed by pterygium [39 ▪▪ ,40 ▪ –42 ▪ ] (4 articles), keratoplasty [43 ▪▪ ,44–46] (four articles), keratoconus [47 ▪ ,48,49] (three articles), cornea donation [50,51 ▪▪ ,52 ▪▪ ] (three articles), cornea thickness [53 ▪ ,54 ▪ ] (two articles), trachoma [55 ▪▪ ,56] (two articles), corneal ulcers [57 ▪ ,58 ▪ ] (two articles), corneal arcus [59 ▪ ] (one article), and corneal opacity[60 ▪ ] (one article). Cornea donation for transplantation was also explored.…”

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Current social determinants of health and social risk factors in conditions of the cornea: a scoping review

Hicks

Armstrong

Woodward

2023

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

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Purpose of reviewTo achieve health equity in eye health and vision care, social determinants of health (SDoH) and the associated social risk factors must be addressed. To address SDoH and social risk factors in ophthalmology, they must first be identified. The purpose of this review was to determine the SDoH and social risk factors in conditions of the cornea that have most recently been explored. Recent findingsThis review identified social risk factors associated with all five domains of SDoH, as outlined by Healthy People 2030. The neighborhood and built environment was the domain identified the most for both exploration and observation. The social and community context domain was the least explored, and healthcare access and quality and social and community context domains were the least observed. The cornea condition explored the most in relation to SDoH was dry eye syndrome.

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Effects of social support on vision-related quality of life in older adults with dry eye disease: the chain mediating role of illness perception and coping style

Pan,

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveThis study explored the effects of social support, illness perception, coping style, and vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) in older patients with dry eye disease (DED) using a chain mediation model.MethodsA total of 407 patients with DED from a tertiary hospital in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, between June and December 2023 were selected as participants. A demographic questionnaire, the Social Support Rating Scale, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire, and the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning questionnaire-25 were all given to them to complete. IBM SPSS (version 27.0) was used for data analysis, and Model 6 of the PROCESS Macro was used to test the predicted chain mediation model.ResultsThe positive association between social support and VRQOL demonstrated the mediation role of illness perception and coping style. Social support affected VRQOL via three pathways: illness perception (effect = 0.190), confrontational coping style (effect = 0.103), and a combination of illness perception and confrontational coping style (effect = 0.067), accounted for 23.60%, 12.80%, and 8.32% of the total effect, respectively.ConclusionSocial support in older patients with DED can significantly and positively predict the VRQOL. In addition to the independent mediating effect of illness perception and confrontational coping style, a chain-mediating effect exists between social support and VRQOL. The study serves as a valuable strategy for healthcare professionals to prevent and intervene in VRQOL for older patients with DED in the future.

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Experience of Dry Eye Patients With Anxiety and Depression: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Optometrists need to incorporate their understanding of the impact of dry eye disease in their patient management

Optometrists need to incorporate their understanding of the impact of dry eye disease in their patient management

Current social determinants of health and social risk factors in conditions of the cornea: a scoping review

Effects of social support on vision-related quality of life in older adults with dry eye disease: the chain mediating role of illness perception and coping style

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