Personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with primary vitreous floaters.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We investigated personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with primary vitreous floaters.

Methods

A U.K. sample of adult patients (> 18 years old) with vitreous floaters of a minimum of three months severe enough to seek a consultation was assessed for personality traits (The Big Five Inventory (BFI)), symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), and symptoms of anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7).

Results

149 patients participated in the study. Compared to the general population, our sample had a significantly increased score in the domain of BFI-neuroticism (3.27 vs 2.97, ρ < 0.0001, d = 0.38) and reduced score in the domain of extraversion (2.97 vs 3.24, ρ < 0.0001, d = 0.33). Female patients scored

SUBMITTER: Senra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11458637 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature