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.

Anxiety and Depression Prevalence Rates in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Augustin ◽  
Jose´-Alain Sahel ◽  
Francesco Bandello ◽  
Roland Dardennes ◽  
Fre´de´rique Maurel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Depression Prevalence ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Serious Adverse Events with Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen G. Maguire ◽  
James Shaffer ◽  
Gui-shuang Ying ◽  
Usha Chakravarthy ◽  
Karina Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Individual Patient Data ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Serious Adverse Events ◽  
Age Related

Quality of life: Investigating the impact of two major mental disorders, anxiety and depression, in patients with age-related macular degeneration

2020 ◽  
pp. 026461962097370
Author(s):  
Marios Papalamprou ◽  
Constantine D Georgakopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos Pharmakakis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Cart Analysis ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact on the quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in relation to common mental disorders, namely anxiety and depression, and determine specific factors (e.g., thoughts/feelings, sociodemographic characteristics) that may be used to refer such patients to psychiatrists. Materials–Methods: To classify the patients into different categories, regarding the development of the mental disorders under consideration, the “Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale” (HADS) has been utilized. The main statistical methodologies applied are classification and regression trees (CART) techniques and logistic regression. For the purposes of the aforementioned statistical analysis, the R software package has been used. Results: Both depression and anxiety scores varied considerably across visual acuity (VA) severity. Patients with severe visual acuity problems tend to have also higher HADS scores. Women were more likely to be affected by depression; sociodemographic factors did not have any significant effect. According to the performed CART analysis, responses to two HADS items (namely, “I can enjoy a good book or radio or television program” and “I have lost interest in my appearance”) identified the vast majority of severely to moderately depressed patients. Furthermore, the level of VA severity was found as a main driver for diagnosing an AMD patient with depression. Conclusions: VA impairment (or decline) severity level was found to be the main factor associated with depression in patients with AMD. Moreover, specific thoughts/feelings present in patients with AMD have been found as significant regarding the level of their mental disorders under consideration and could be asked by the ophthalmologist to refer (or not) them to psychiatrists.

scholarly journals PEY1 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN WET AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD)

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. A174
Author(s):  
F Maurel ◽  
K Hieke ◽  
C Negrini ◽  
G Priol ◽  
G Berdeaux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Is perceived social support more important than visual acuity for clinical depression and anxiety in patients with age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy?

2021 ◽  
pp. 026921552199799
Author(s):  
Laura Hernández-Moreno ◽  
Hugo Senra ◽  
Natacha Moreno ◽  
António Filipe Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Clinical Depression ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Age Related

Objective: To investigate whether visual acuity has the same importance as a factor of depression and anxiety comparing with other psychological variables, particularly perceived social support, in patients diagnosed with age-related eye diseases, with and without low vision. Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Setting: Patients attending outpatient appointments at the department of ophthalmology of a general hospital in Portugal. Subjects: Patients with age-related macular degeneration and patients with diabetic retinopathy attending routine hospital appointments were recruited for this study. Measures: Anxiety and depression were measured using the hospital anxiety and depression scale and perceived social support using the multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Visual acuity was measured with ETDRS charts. Results: Of the 71 patients, 53 (75%) were diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, 37 (52%) were female and age (mean ± SD) was 69 ± 12 years. Acuity in the better seeing eye was 0.41 ± 0.33 logMAR. The mean anxiety score was 4.38 ± 3.82 and depression 4.41 ± 3.39. Clinically significant levels of anxiety were found in 21% ( n = 15) of the participants and depression in 18%( n = 13). The total social support score was 5.29 ± 0.61. Significant multivariate regression models were found for anxiety ( R2 = 0.21, P = 0.016) and for depression ( R2 = 0.32, P < 0.0001). Social support was independently associated with levels of anxiety and with levels of depression. Gender was independently associated with levels of anxiety. Conclusion: This study suggests that patients’ perceived social support might be more important than visual acuity as a factor of clinical depression and anxiety in a sample of age-related eye disease patients.

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