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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: comparison of patients accepting and rejecting myopia surgery
Annals of Ophthalmology
|July 1, 1985
Summary
Personality assessments using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) revealed no significant differences between patients who underwent myopia surgery and those who did not. The study found no personality traits linked to surgical outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Psychology
- Surgical Outcomes
Background:
- Myopia surgery candidates undergo psychological evaluation.
- The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a tool for assessing personality characteristics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the personality profiles of myopia surgery candidates.
- To determine if personality traits correlate with surgical candidacy or outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to 36 myopia surgery candidates.
- Compared MMPI results between patients who proceeded to surgery (n=21) and those who did not (n=15).
- Analyzed personality characteristics in relation to surgical results.
Main Results:
- Patients were generally mature, nonaggressive, with MMPI scores within normal limits.
- No significant MMPI differences were found between surgical and non-surgical groups.
- No personality characteristics predicted good or poor surgical outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Personality traits do not appear to differentiate myopia surgery candidates.
- MMPI assessment did not identify personality factors influencing surgical success in this cohort.
- This study is the first to use the MMPI for objective personality evaluation in myopia surgery candidates.