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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Psychological Impact of Cancellation of Elective Surgeries for Ophthalmic Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Stephanie K Y Chu, David T C To, Candice C H Liu, Tony Wong, Kenneth K W Li

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephanie K Y ChuDepartment of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
David T C ToDepartment of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
Candice C H LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.
Tony WongDepartment of Clinical Psychology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-5948-1919
Kenneth K W LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-9440-8063
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKUnited Christian Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. The cancellation of elective surgeries placed a psychological burden on patients. A questionnaire study was conducted to identify the psychological impact of canceling cataract operations on patients at Kowloon East Cataract Center, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, from April to June 2020. In total, 99 participants aged 59 years old and above, who had their cataract surgeries postponed or as scheduled, were studied using the standardized patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) and generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire (GAD-7). None of the patients who had their cataract surgeries rescheduled reached the cutoff score for major depression in PHQ-9, whereas, according to GAD-7, five patients had mild symptoms of anxiety, and one had severe symptoms. There was no significant psychosocial impact of the cancellation of cataract surgeries on patients.

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CataractCOVID-19Major Depressive DisorderElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMiddle AgedPandemicscataractcataract surgeriesCOVID-19psychosocial impact

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PMID36429571
PMCPMC9690636
OpenAlexW4308972649

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