Aim: To evaluate preoperative and postoperative levels of anxiety according to visual acuity and sociodemographic characteristics in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
Method: The study included 100 patients who were planned to undergo cataract surgery because of reduced vision. One day preoperatively and at one month postoperatively, all the patients were administered the sociodemographic data form and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI TX-1 and TX-2). All the patients underwent a detailed preoperative and postoperative ophthalmological examination. Visual acuity was evaluated with a logMAR Chart.
Results: The visual acuity on the LogMAR chart of the patients was mean 1.1±0.3 preoperatively and 0.1±0.1 postoperatively. Visual acuity was determined to have significantly increased postoperatively and the STAI FORM TX-2 points significantly decreased (p=0.04). The postoperative decrease in the LogMAR chart was statistically significant (p
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