Open AccessANXIETY AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE AMONG GLAUCOMA PATIENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EARTHQUAKES IN CROATIA
Author(s) -
Dina Lesin Gacina,
Sonja Jandroković,
Darko Marčinko,
Ivan Škegro,
Sania Vidas Pauk,
Martina Tomić,
Bernarda Škegro,
Marija Barišić Kutija,
Petra Kristina Ivkić
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.348
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , anxiety , beck anxiety inventory , pandemic , population , cohort , covid-19 , ophthalmology , physical therapy , disease , psychiatry , beck depression inventory , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The COVID-19 epidemic and earthquakes in Croatia during 2020 suddenly disrupted everyday life and caused psychological disturbances in population. The purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and the level of treatment adherence in glaucoma patients during the pandemic. The paper also aimed to evaluate the correlation between anxiety symptoms, treatment adherence and treatment outcomes in the studied cohort.