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Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among Chinese patients with cataracts treated in tertiary general hospitals

Authors :
Zhong-Hua Liu
Chang-Zheng Chen
Cong Gao
De-Yi Zhou
Source :
PeerJ, Vol 8, p e9397 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
PeerJ Inc., 2020.

Abstract

Background Previous studies recruited unrepresentative samples of Chinese patients with cataract and reported a wide range of prevalence of depressive symptoms in this patient population (18.0–89.7%). The present study determined the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among a consecutive sample of Chinese patients with cataract treated in tertiary general hospitals. Methods A total of 339 patients with cataract were consecutively selected from ophthalmology departments of two large general hospitals in Wuhan, China. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Chinese Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Logistic regression was used to identify factors that were associated with depression. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 23.9% (95% CI [19.4–28.4]%) among patients with cataract. Correlates for depressive symptoms include an education level of primary school and below (OR = 1.93, P = 0.038), marital status of “others” (OR =3.15, P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21678359
Volume :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
PeerJ
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.204570459534fa8a1591c4ad88f362a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9397