Study of anxiety in patients with glaucoma undergoing standard automated perimetry and optical coherence tomography - A prospective comparative study

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dc.contributor.authorKaliaperumal, Subashinien_US
dc.contributor.authorJanani, V Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMenon, Vikasen_US
dc.contributor.authorSarkar, Sandipen_US
dc.contributor.authorBehera, Geetaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKattamani, Shivananden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:34:12Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:34:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To compare the anxiety levels related to visual field testing and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with glaucoma. Methods: This prospective, comparative study was conducted on patients with glaucoma. The participants’ anxiety traits were assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI]. Before visual field testing on Humphrey visual field analyzer (HVF) and retinal nerve fiber analysis on OCT, the participants completed Form Y1 to measure the current pretest level or ‘State’ anxiety [pretest anxiety]. Immediately after testing, participants were administered the Form Y1 questionnaire to assess the induced anxiety level during the testing [Intratest anxiety]. Results: A total of 228 patients were enrolled with 152 participants in the HVF group and 76 in the OCT group. The mean age of the participants in the HVF group was 57.2 ± 20.8 years and in the OCT group was 56.8 ± 20 years. There was no significant difference in trait and pretest anxiety between the HVF group and the OCT group (P = 0.971 and P = 0.716). Intratest test anxiety score was slightly higher in the HVF group (HVF: 42.13 ± 10.63, OCT: 40.71 ± 9.76; P = 0.33). The anxiety scores were higher when the experience of previous HVF tests was <2 and least when the number of tests exceeded five. Conclusion: Automated perimetry induces slightly more anxiety than OCT, which may affect test performance. The measured anxiety reduces as patients gain familiarity with the test with experience. This adds credence to the recommendation of more frequent visual field testing in newly diagnosed glaucoma patientsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKaliaperumal Subashini, Janani V S, Menon Vikas, Sarkar Sandip, Behera Geeta, Kattamani Shivanand. Study of anxiety in patients with glaucoma undergoing standard automated perimetry and optical coherence tomography - A prospective comparative study. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug; 70(8): 2883-2887en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224566
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume70en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_508_22en_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectglaucomaen_US
dc.subjectoptical coherence tomography (OCT)en_US
dc.subjectState-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI]en_US
dc.subjectvisual field testingen_US
dc.titleStudy of anxiety in patients with glaucoma undergoing standard automated perimetry and optical coherence tomography - A prospective comparative studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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