In patients suffering from idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy, anxiety scores are higher than in healthy controls, but do not vary according to sex or repeated central serous chorioretinopathy

Idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is a relatively common ophthalmic disorder characterized by the development of a serous detachment of the sensory retina. Psychophysiological factors may trigger or maintain CSCR, though, surprisingly, the association between CSCR and anxiety has ye...

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Published inNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment Vol. 11; no. default; pp. 1131 - 1136
Main Authors Bazzazi, Nooshin, Ahmadpanah, Mohammad, Akbarzadeh, Siamak, Seif Rabiei, Mohammad Ali, Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith, Brand, Serge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Adults
Anxiety
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Eye diseases
Females
Fluorescence angiography
Health aspects
Males
Original Research
Quality of life
Risk factors
Science
Sleep apnea
Tomography
Iran
Switzerland
anxiety
idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy
Iranian population
healthy controls
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Summary:Idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is a relatively common ophthalmic disorder characterized by the development of a serous detachment of the sensory retina. Psychophysiological factors may trigger or maintain CSCR, though, surprisingly, the association between CSCR and anxiety has yet to be studied. The aims of the present study were threefold: to determine whether 1) Iranian patients with CSCR have higher scores for anxiety, 2) anxiety is lower, if CSCR has been experienced twice, and whether 3) anxiety scores differ between sexes. A total of 30 patients with CSCR and 30 healthy age-and sex-matched controls took part in the study. A brief face-to-face interview was conducted covering demographic variables and history and occurrence of CSCR and assessing anxiety. Compared to healthy controls, anxiety was significantly higher in both first-time and second-time CSCR patients. In CSCR patients, anxiety scores did not differ between sexes. Higher anxiety scores were observed in Iranian patients with CSCR, irrespective of whether this was the first or second occurrence of CSCR. This suggests there is no psychological adaptation in terms of reduced anxiety among patients with repeated CSCR.
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ISSN:1176-6328
1178-2021
1178-2021
DOI:10.2147/NDT.S83216