Studies from Faculty of Medicine in the Area of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Described (Prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders,…

Studies from Faculty of Medicine in the Area of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Described (Prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and somatoform disorders in patients with age-related macular degeneration in Germany)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Eye Diseases and Conditions - Age-Related Macular Degeneration. According to news reporting originating in Paris, France, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and somatoform disorders in patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Germany. This study included 7,580 patients between the ages of 40 and 90 diagnosed with AMD between January 2011 and December 2014 in 1,072 primary care practices (index date)."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Faculty of Medicine, "The last follow-up was in July 2016. We also included 7,580 controls without AMD, which were matched (1:1) to the AMD cases by age, sex, type of health insurance (private or statutory), physician, and Charlson comorbidity score as a generic marker of comorbidity. The outcome of the study was the prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and somatoform disorders recorded in the database between the index date and the end of follow-up. The mean age among subjects was 75.7 years (SD=10.1 years), 34.0% were men, and 7.8% had private health insurance coverage. The Charlson comorbidity index was 2.0 (SD=1.8). Depression was the most frequent disease (33.7% in AMD patients versus 27.3% in controls), followed by somatoform disorders (19.6% and 16.7%), adjustment disorders (14.8% and 10.5%), and anxiety disorders (11.7% and 8.2%). Depression (OR=1.37, 95% CI: 1.27-1.47), anxiety (OR=1.50, 95% CI: 1.35-1.67), adjustment disorders (OR=1.50, 95% CI: 1.36-1.65), and somatoform disorders (OR=1.22, 95% CI: 1.12-1.32) were all positively associated with AMD."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Overall, a significant association was found between AMD and depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and somatoform disorders."

For more information on this research see: Prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and somatoform disorders in patients with age-related macular degeneration in Germany. German Medical Science, 2017;15():Doc04.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Jacob, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris 5, Paris, France. Additional authors for this research include A. Spiess and K. Kostev.

Keywords for this news article include: Paris, France, Europe, Health Insurance, Adjustment Disorders, Retinal Degeneration, Somatoform Disorders, Diagnostics and Screening, Eye Diseases and Conditions, Retinal Diseases and Conditions, Age Related Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

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