Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among Chinese patients with cataracts treated in tertiary general hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies recruited unrepresentative samples of Chinese patients with cataract and reported a wide range of prevalence of depressive symptoms in this patient population (18.0-89.7%). The present study determined the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among a consecutive sample of Chinese patients with cataract treated in tertiary general hospitals.

Methods

A total of 339 patients with cataract were consecutively selected from ophthalmology departments of two large general hospitals in Wuhan, China. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Chinese Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Logistic regression was used to identify factors that were associated with depression.

Results

The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 23.9% (95% CI [

SUBMITTER: Liu ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304416 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature