Comparison of the illness perception between age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma patients living in a middle-income country.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Health Psychology Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-13 DOI:10.1177/13591053261430435

Caroline Schiave Germano-Morrel, Kenzo Saito Tomishige, Renato Maia Macchione, Patrícia Asperti Ottaiano-Poli, Niro Kasahara

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Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the cognitive and emotional representations of illness in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) living in a developing country. All subjects answered the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) to assess mental defeat. The summed scores were compared among the groups with the ANOVA test. The sample comprised 60 patients with AMD, 64 with POAG and 60 controls. Both AMD and POAG patients scored higher than controls (50.4 ± 10.5, 49.5 ± 14.4, and 10.7 ± 17.6, respectively, p < 0.000). The difference between AMD and POAG did not reach statistical significance (Tukey HSD p = 0.978). Despite different diseases, POAG and AMD patients had similar illness perceptions in a cohort of patients living in a developing country. These results can help patients to take actions to regulate their emotions and improve treatment outcomes of their illness.

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中等收入国家年龄相关性黄斑变性与青光眼患者疾病认知的比较

本横断面研究的目的是比较生活在发展中国家的原发性开角型青光眼（POAG）和年龄相关性黄斑变性（AMD）患者对疾病的认知和情感表征。所有被试均填写简短疾病知觉问卷（Brief disease Perception Questionnaire，简称IPQ）评估心理挫败。用方差分析比较各组间的总得分。样本包括60名AMD患者，64名POAG患者和60名对照组。AMD和POAG患者得分均高于对照组（分别为50.4±10.5、49.5±14.4、10.7±17.6,p p = 0.978）。尽管疾病不同，POAG和AMD患者在生活在发展中国家的一组患者中有相似的疾病认知。这些结果可以帮助患者采取行动来调节他们的情绪，改善他们的疾病的治疗效果。

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Journal of Health Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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