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THE WAY GLAUCOMA AFFECTS PATIENTS PERSONALITY

Laura Daniela Bulboaca, Elena Podoleanu, Liliana Mary Voinea, Alina Popa Cherecheanu

First published: 2014https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B11/S1.069View metrics

Abstract

In our daily ophthalmological practice we often met psycho-emotional traits in our patients, associated by experience with glaucoma. This led us to assess the glaucoma patient’s behavior and personality compared to non-glaucomatous patients using a psychological personality psychometric instrument. The trial was performed on 80 glaucoma patients and 80 non-glaucomatous patients. We used the psychometric instrument NEO PI-R (The Revised Personality Inventory) to assess the personality profile in both groups. Glaucoma patients showed accentuated anxiety traits in a larger degree (55, 5%) comparing with non-glaucomatous patients (2, 3%) with low scores, higher scores being related to accentuated feelings of worry, fear of illness. Also the glaucoma patients had higher scores for depression (57, 2%) comparing to non-glaucomatous patients (35, 2%), higher scores being related to accentuated symptoms of sadness. Glaucoma patients developed anxiety and depression related to their disease.

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Title
THE WAY GLAUCOMA AFFECTS PATIENTS PERSONALITY
Authors
Laura Daniela Bulboaca, Elena Podoleanu, Liliana Mary Voinea, Alina Popa Cherecheanu
Proceedings
Proceedings of 1st International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2014
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2014
Pages
531-538
SWS Citekey
Bulboaca20146531538
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7105-22-3
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
glaucomaanxietydepressionpsychometric instruments
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