Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly
<strong>Background: </strong>Progressively aging populations are one of the most distinctive demographic phenomena of the last decades. The elderly represent a particular risk group because typical characteristics of this stage of life, commonly associated with loss, are added to regular...
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| author | Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso Daniel Martínez Ojeda Yutsimí Elia Fojaco Colina Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal |
| author_facet | Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso Daniel Martínez Ojeda Yutsimí Elia Fojaco Colina Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal |
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| description | <strong>Background: </strong>Progressively aging populations are one of the most distinctive demographic phenomena of the last decades. The elderly represent a particular risk group because typical characteristics of this stage of life, commonly associated with loss, are added to regular causes of psychopathologic disorders in today's social life. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the impact of cataract surgery on the psychological state of the elderly. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> A descriptive correlational study was conducted. The sample included 80 elder patients who attended the outpatient cataract pre-surgery consultation in the General University Hospital of Cienfuegos. They all presented some kind of affective disorder. The following psychosocial variables were analyzed: anxiety, depression, self-esteem and lifestyle. Sociodemographic variables such as age, sex, skin color, personal address, people they live with, education and occupation were also considered. <strong><br />Results: </strong>Predominant groups were those of females, white skinned, over 71 years old, average school level, married, living in urban residences and within a multigenerational household. Depression levels were high (30 %) before surgery. After surgery they decreased in a 5 %. High levels of anxiety also decreased from 53 % to 10 %. Inadequate self-esteem before surgery (65 %) decreased to 20 % after surgery. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Cataract surgery has a favorable effect on the psychological status of the elderly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba92d0398bc24e5592d1dd6d0376dc462025-01-30T21:28:43ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2011-04-0192110116724Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the ElderlyBárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez0Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso1Daniel Martínez Ojeda2Yutsimí Elia Fojaco Colina3Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal4Hospital General Universitario "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima" . Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Cienfuegos.<strong>Background: </strong>Progressively aging populations are one of the most distinctive demographic phenomena of the last decades. The elderly represent a particular risk group because typical characteristics of this stage of life, commonly associated with loss, are added to regular causes of psychopathologic disorders in today's social life. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the impact of cataract surgery on the psychological state of the elderly. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> A descriptive correlational study was conducted. The sample included 80 elder patients who attended the outpatient cataract pre-surgery consultation in the General University Hospital of Cienfuegos. They all presented some kind of affective disorder. The following psychosocial variables were analyzed: anxiety, depression, self-esteem and lifestyle. Sociodemographic variables such as age, sex, skin color, personal address, people they live with, education and occupation were also considered. <strong><br />Results: </strong>Predominant groups were those of females, white skinned, over 71 years old, average school level, married, living in urban residences and within a multigenerational household. Depression levels were high (30 %) before surgery. After surgery they decreased in a 5 %. High levels of anxiety also decreased from 53 % to 10 %. Inadequate self-esteem before surgery (65 %) decreased to 20 % after surgery. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Cataract surgery has a favorable effect on the psychological status of the elderly.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1472extracción de catarataafectoaspiraciones (psicologia)anciano |
| spellingShingle | Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso Daniel Martínez Ojeda Yutsimí Elia Fojaco Colina Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly Medisur extracción de catarata afecto aspiraciones (psicologia) anciano |
| title | Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly |
| title_full | Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly |
| title_short | Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Psychological State of the Elderly |
| title_sort | impact of cataract surgery on the psychological state of the elderly |
| topic | extracción de catarata afecto aspiraciones (psicologia) anciano |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1472 |
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