Association Between Dry Eye Disease With Depression and Anxiety

The following post is a summary of the research project "Association Between Dry Eye Disease With Depression and Anxiety".

Objective: The study aims to investigate the relationship between DED with anxiety and depression.

Methods: 321 patients with DED were recruited and surveyed based on the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Results: Among the patients with DED, 86 (26.79%), 85 (26.48%), and 54 (16.82%) patients presented with anxiety, depression, and both anxiety and depression respectively. The OSDI and PSQI score were positively correlated with depression and anxiety. The direct effects of OSDI on depression and anxiety were significant. These results indicated that the severity of DED symptoms, as measured by the OSDI score, affected anxiety and depression.

Conclusions: The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between DED and anxiety and depression.

Researchers:
Qing He, Zhuo Chen, Caiyuan Xie, Lin Liu, and Ruihua Wei
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry