Department of Ophthalmology, Adana City Training & Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2024 Feb;28(4):1289-1294. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202402_35450.
The goal of this study was to examine how anxious patients were before and after receiving intravitreal injections, which are commonly used in the treatment of ophthalmologic illnesses.
The study was performed by administering a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information as well as two scales (Beck Anxiety and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) to patients undergoing intravitreal injection in the ophthalmology department. The two scales were given to patients before and after the intravitreal injection.
The patients who completed part of the study were 45% male and 55% female. There was a significant difference (p<0.001) between the median values of STAI Trait anxiety inventory scores prior to intravitreal injection and STAI Trait anxiety inventory scores after intravitreal injection. The median values of STAI State anxiety inventory scores before intravitreal injection and after intravitreal injection differed (p<0.001). There was a difference (p<0.001) between the median values of Beck anxiety inventory scores before intravitreal injection and after intravitreal injection.
Patients who will have intravitreal injections may experience a high rate of anxiety before the treatment due to the invasive nature of the technique. As a result, intravitreal injection patients will benefit from psychological assistance and anxiety-reduction approaches.
本研究旨在探讨接受玻璃体内注射的患者在接受治疗前和接受治疗后的焦虑程度，玻璃体内注射常用于治疗眼科疾病。
本研究通过向眼科部门接受玻璃体内注射的患者发放包含社会人口统计学信息以及两个量表（贝克焦虑量表和状态-特质焦虑量表）的问卷来进行。在玻璃体内注射前后分别向患者发放这两个量表。
完成部分研究的患者中，男性占 45%，女性占 55%。在接受玻璃体内注射前后，特质焦虑量表（STAI Trait anxiety inventory）评分的中位数存在显著差异（p<0.001）。在接受玻璃体内注射前后，状态焦虑量表（STAI State anxiety inventory）评分的中位数存在显著差异（p<0.001）。在接受玻璃体内注射前后，贝克焦虑量表（Beck anxiety inventory）评分的中位数存在显著差异（p<0.001）。
由于该技术具有侵袭性，接受玻璃体内注射的患者在治疗前可能会经历较高的焦虑率。因此，玻璃体内注射患者将受益于心理支持和焦虑缓解方法。
