Depressive and anxiety symptoms in caregivers of children with congenital ectopia lentis: a prospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the frequency and severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms and explore possible risk factors among caregivers of children with congenital ectopia lentis (CEL).

Design

A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted.

Participants

108 patients and 108 informal caregivers (mainly parents) were included. Participants were grouped based on whether patients had systemic abnormalities: group 1 were children without systemic abnormalities and group 2 were children with systemic abnormalities.

Outcome measures

The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively.

Results

More than half of caregivers (51.9%) have depres

SUBMITTER: Liang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331851 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature