Psychological Impact of Cancellation of Elective Surgeries for Ophthalmic Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic

Stephanie K. Y. Chu (), David T. C. To, Candice C. H. Liu, Tony Wong and Kenneth K. W. Li
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Stephanie K. Y. Chu: Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
David T. C. To: Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
Candice C. H. Liu: Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
Tony Wong: Department of Clinical Psychology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
Kenneth K. W. Li: Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-7

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. The cancellation of elective surgeries placed a psychological burden on patients. A questionnaire study was conducted to identify the psychological impact of canceling cataract operations on patients at Kowloon East Cataract Center, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, from April to June 2020. In total, 99 participants aged 59 years old and above, who had their cataract surgeries postponed or as scheduled, were studied using the standardized patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) and generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire (GAD-7). None of the patients who had their cataract surgeries rescheduled reached the cutoff score for major depression in PHQ-9, whereas, according to GAD-7, five patients had mild symptoms of anxiety, and one had severe symptoms. There was no significant psychosocial impact of the cancellation of cataract surgeries on patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; cataract; psychosocial impact; cataract surgeries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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