ANXIETY AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE AMONG GLAUCOMA PATIENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EARTHQUAKES IN CROATIA

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Authors

Dina Lesin Gacina · University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Sonja Jandroković · University of Zagreb

Darko Marčinko · University of Zagreb

Ivan Škegro · University of Zagreb

Sania Vidas Pauk · University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Martina Tomić · Klinička bolnica Merkur

Bernarda Škegro ·

Abstract

Considerable proportion of patients with glaucoma have shown non-adherence to treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety severity was associated with lower adherence, thus indirectly influencing therapeutics outcomes. Special consideration should be given to the strategies promoting mental health and interventions focusing on treatment adherence in glaucoma patients in a time of emergencies.

Topics & Keywords

Glaucoma and retinal disorders Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Retinal and Optic Conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Psychiatria Danubina

Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 348-355

DOI: 10.24869/psyd.2022.348

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