Open AccessPsychosocial assessment among ophthalmic patients attending tertiary eye care centre during the lockdown in times of COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Srinivasan Sanjay,
Ramesh Venkatesh,
Sushma Tejwani,
Chaitra Jayadev,
Hardik Nanavati,
Ayushi Mohapatra,
Pooja Khamar,
Rudy M.M.A. Nuijts,
Mor M. Dickman,
Rohit Shetty
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_3074_21
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , psychosocial , pandemic , family medicine , cross sectional study , psychiatry , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to play havoc in our lives. During the first " lockdown" in 2020, we were keen on assessing the anxiety levels of patients who sought ophthalmic care despite the lockdown. Public health actions, such as social distancing, were necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As a result, most people felt isolated and lonely, thereby causing increased levels of stress and anxiety in them. We aimed to assess the anxiety levels using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and personality assessment using the 57-point Eysenck's Personality Inventory (EPI) questionnaire among patients visiting a tertiary eye care hospital during the lockdown period.