Childhood amblyopia treatment: psychosocial implications for patients and primary carers
Childhood amblyopia treatment: psychosocial implications for patients and primary carers
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.eye.6700647
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发表时间:
2004-04-01
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Laws, DE
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作者:
Choong, YF;Lukman, H;Laws, DE
Purpose To investigate the psychosocial impact of amblyopia therapy on children and their carers.Method The study was prospective and incorporated a repeated-measures design. A total of 59 carers were classified into occluded (n = 31) or nonoccluded group ( n = 28). A questionnaire consisting of the Perceived Stress Index ( PSI) and the Perceived Psychosocial Questionnaire (PPQ) was used to measure carer's perception of stress and psychosocial well-being of the child respectively prior to and following commencement of treatment. Parametric and nonparametric tests were used to analyse the data.Results No significant difference in carer's stress (P>0.05) and child's psychosocial wellbeing (P>0.05) was observed between occluded and nonoccluded groups. Within occluded group, carer's stress (P>0.05) and child's psychosocial well-being (P>0.05) did not differ significantly before and following commencement of treatment. Within the occluded group, carers felt more negative towards their child following onset of glasses therapy (P