TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Senra, Hugo
AU - Macedo, António Filipe
AU - Nunes, Nuno
AU - Balaskas, Konstantinos
AU - Aslam, Tariq
AU - Costa, Emilia
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Objective: To review the current literature on psychosocial and psychological interventions to prevent and treat depression and anxiety in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: The authors conducted a systematic review of literature evaluating psychosocial and psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with AMD. Primary searches of PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, Global Health, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Science Direct were conducted to include all articles published up to April 21, 2018. Results: Of a total of 398 citations retrieved, the authors selected 12 eligible studies published between 2002 and 2016. The authors found nine randomized controlled trials (RCT), and three non-randomized intervention (NRI) studies. RCT studies suggested that interventions using group self-management techniques and individual behavioral activation plus low vision rehabilitation can be effective to treat and prevent depression in patients with AMD, and one study suggested that a stepped-care intervention using cognitive-behavioral techniques can be effective to manage anxiety and depression over time. NRI studies highlighted a positive effect of self-help and emotion-focused interventions to reduce depression. Conclusion: Clinical practice with patients with AMD can rely on some tailored cognitive-behavioral therapeutic protocols to improve patients’ mental health, but further clinical trials will generate the necessary evidence-based knowledge to improve those therapeutic techniques and offer additional tailored interventions for patients with AMD.
AB - Objective: To review the current literature on psychosocial and psychological interventions to prevent and treat depression and anxiety in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: The authors conducted a systematic review of literature evaluating psychosocial and psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with AMD. Primary searches of PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, Global Health, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Science Direct were conducted to include all articles published up to April 21, 2018. Results: Of a total of 398 citations retrieved, the authors selected 12 eligible studies published between 2002 and 2016. The authors found nine randomized controlled trials (RCT), and three non-randomized intervention (NRI) studies. RCT studies suggested that interventions using group self-management techniques and individual behavioral activation plus low vision rehabilitation can be effective to treat and prevent depression in patients with AMD, and one study suggested that a stepped-care intervention using cognitive-behavioral techniques can be effective to manage anxiety and depression over time. NRI studies highlighted a positive effect of self-help and emotion-focused interventions to reduce depression. Conclusion: Clinical practice with patients with AMD can rely on some tailored cognitive-behavioral therapeutic protocols to improve patients’ mental health, but further clinical trials will generate the necessary evidence-based knowledge to improve those therapeutic techniques and offer additional tailored interventions for patients with AMD.
KW - age-related macular degeneration
KW - anxiety
KW - depression
KW - psychological intervention
KW - Psychosocial intervention
KW - vision disorders
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/psychological-psychosocial-interventions-depression-anxiety-patients-agerelated-macular-degeneration
U2 - 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.03.001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85064323190
SN - 1064-7481
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
ER -