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Influences of personality characteristics and coping modes on anxiety in primary glaucoma patients
Jie Chen1, Ze-Nan Lin2, Yan-Ting Tao3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.
Aim:
To examine the influences of personality characteristics and coping modes on the anxiety of primary glaucoma patients.
Methods:
A total of 200 individuals, including 50 with primary angle-closure glaucoma, 60 with primary open angle glaucoma and 90 control participants, filled out the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, NEO Five-Factor Inventory, and Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire. Sociodemographic information was also collected. Data were analyzed via the Spearman rank correlation test and stepwise regression.
Results:
The personality and coping variables are predictive and jointly account for a significant amount (45.3%-54.2%) of variance across the two subscales of anxiety measures. Notably, neuroticism seems to be most closely related to anxiety disturbances in glaucoma patients. The level of resignation is positively linked to anxiety scores.
Conclusion:
Some personality factors and coping modes help to predict the process of anxiety disorders in primary glaucoma patients. Recognizing the predictive role of these variables in the patients may further enrich clinical research in glaucoma and help to design more effective interventions involving both ophthalmology and psychiatry.
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