ISSN: 2459-1777 | E-ISSN 2587-0394
Volume : 9 Issue : 2 Year : 2024
Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, and Quality-of-Life in Patients Undergoing Surgical Removal of an Eye [Beyoglu Eye J]
Beyoglu Eye J. 2024; 9(2): 86-94 | DOI: 10.14744/bej.2024.05826

Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, and Quality-of-Life in Patients Undergoing Surgical Removal of an Eye

Ayse Burcu Dirim1, Ibrahim Cagri Turker1, Asli Besirli2, Mine Ozturk3, Elif Ceren Yesilkaya1, Oguz Kaan Kutucu1, Ekin Ece Oskan3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
3Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and quality of life in patients who underwent surgical removal of an eye with those of controls as well as to test the correlations of these variables in both groups.
METHODS: Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), Beck depression inventory (BDI), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), and Rosenberg self-esteem scale were administered to 29 patients with surgical removal of an eye and 30 control subjects.
RESULTS: The patient group had significantly lower scores on physical functioning, role limitations due to physical and emotional problems, pain, and general health perception domains of SF-36, as well as significantly higher BDI (p=0.004) scores as compared to controls. The study groups did not differ significantly with respect to BAI scores and energy/vitality, mental health, and social functioning domain scores of SF-36 (p>0.05).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This population of monocular patients had similar mental health-related and Beck’s Anxiety Inventory scores equivalent to the control group despite the surgical removal of one eye. However, lower scores for some SF-36 domains and higher depression levels in this patient group suggest that psychiatric rehabilitation should be considered after eye removal to improve the psychological outcomes and quality of life in these patients.

Keywords: Anophthalmia, anxiety, depression, evisceration, quality of life, self-esteem levels.

Corresponding Author: Ayse Burcu Dirim, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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