Background: Cataract is the leading cause of reversible blindness worldwide, and has impact on the mental health of these patients.
Aim: To study psychiatric comorbidities in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
Methods: A total 81 patients undergoing cataract surgery were enrolled at regional hospital, Bilaspur. Sociodemographic variables and risk factors were collected. Psychiatric comorbidities were assessed using Hospital and anxiety scale (HADS). Data were presented as frequency and percentages.
Results: Anxiety was the most common psychiatric comorbidity in 13.6% patients and depression was present in 9.9% patients.
Conclusion: Further studies with large sample size are required to collect further information of psychiatric illness and associated risk factors.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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