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Illness perceptions in people newly diagnosed with glaucoma and ocular hypertension
- Source :
- British Journal of Ophthalmology. 104:110-114
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background/aimsTo determine whether self-reported illness perceptions in newly diagnosed patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT) are more negative compared with peers who have lived with their diagnosis for more than 2 years.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 58 newly diagnosed patients with POAG and OHT recruited at their first clinic visit. Electronic patient records were used to identify similar patients (n=58, related by age and severity of visual field loss) who had their diagnosis for >2 years. All participants completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), EQ5D general health measure and Type D Personality Scale (DS14).ResultsAverage BIPQ scores were similar for people newly diagnosed with POAG and POAG diagnosed >2 years and were no different to newly diagnosed OHT and OHT diagnosed >2 years POAG (p=0.46). An analysis correcting for personality type (DS14) and general health (EQ5D) indicated newly diagnosed patients with POAG to have marginally better illness perceptions on individual BIPQ items quantifying impact on life in general, experience of symptoms and ‘understanding’ of their condition (all p2 years understood better their condition to be long-term (pConclusionsSome illness perceptions differed between newly diagnosed people and patients living with their diagnosis for >2 years. Illness perception for people with manifest glaucoma and at risk of glaucoma (OHT) were similar; the latter might benefit from an intervention at diagnosis that highlights the better prognosis for OHT compared with POAG.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Psychometrics
genetic structures
Ocular hypertension
Glaucoma
Newly diagnosed
psychology
Personality Assessment
Illness perceptions
03 medical and health sciences
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Illness Behavior
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Type D personality
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Sensory Systems
Ophthalmology
Cross-Sectional Studies
England
Personality type
Case-Control Studies
RE
Female
Ocular Hypertension
Self Report
sense organs
Visual field loss
0305 other medical science
business
Attitude to Health
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14682079, 00071161, and 01460404
- Volume :
- 104
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d453f160281239b38e53a749ae835c16