Publications by authors named "Luciana Amizo Ferreira"
Front Psychol
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to assess the levels of anxiety and depression in glaucoma patients in Brazil, comparing it to the general population's rates of 9.8% for anxiety and 5.8% for depression.
- The research involved 210 adults with glaucoma from four centers, using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires to evaluate mental health symptoms and their correlation with disease severity.
- Findings revealed that 26.90% of patients experienced depression and 25.71% experienced anxiety, indicating higher prevalence rates than the general populace, with early glaucoma linked to anxiety and severe glaucoma linked to depression.
