Exploring factors predicting changes in patients' expectations and psychosocial issues during the course of treatment with intravitreal injections for wet age-related macular degeneration
| Autor: | Peter Aspinall, S Sii, Baljean Dhillon, Shyamanga Borooah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity Visual analogue scale Visual Acuity Pain Angiogenesis Inhibitors Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Wet age-related macular degeneration medicine Journal Article Humans In patient Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Middle Aged Macular degeneration medicine.disease Ophthalmology Patient Satisfaction Intravitreal Injections Structured interview Wet Macular Degeneration Clinical Study 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Psychosocial 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Sii, S, Aspinall, P, Borooah, S & Dhillon, B 2017, ' Exploring factors predicting changes in patients' expectations and psychosocial issues during the course of treatment with intravitreal injections for wet age-related macular degeneration ', Eye . https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2017.271 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/eye.2017.271 |
| Popis: | PurposePatients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often require long courses of treatment. We investigate the psychosocial issues that could hinder compliance, including patient expectations of treatment. The aims of this study were to explore the factors related to changes in patient expectations, pain, and anxiety during treatment.Patients and methodsA structured interview was carried out among 50 patients selected from the list attending the AMD unit at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP). The interview was based on a questionnaire. Additionally, a visual analogue scale was created as a tool for measuring patient expectations, pain, and anxiety. Data were analysed using multinomial regression analysis.ResultsThere were significantly more patients who had a fall in expectations (P |
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