Information Stress as a Factor of Influence for Psycho-Emotional State in Patients with Myopia

Ulyanova N. A., Aymedov K. V., Krivonogova O. V.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Scentific article

Myopia is a serious medical and social problem that significantly affects the quality of life in patients, reduces efficiency, impact on personality and psycho-emotional state of the patient. Particular importance is given refractive error becomes in high visual work, including on background of information stress that is characterizes of the modern conditions of human life. Relevant is to study of psycho-emotional state, personality characteristics of patients with myopia in condition of information stress. Purpose. To explore the features of personality characteristics and psycho-emotional state in patients with myopia in conditions of information stress. Materials and methods. The study involved 114 persons aged 16 to 21 years and consists of two groups: the first group consisted of 71 people with myopia from -1.0 up to -10,0D; second (control) – 43 persons with emmetropy refraction. Research conducted with the informed consent of persons surveyed. In this research, we used psychodiagnostic test Spielberger-Hanin, method “Differential personality”; methods of diagnosis of irrational attitudes. Non-parametric methods has been using for statistical analysis of data. Results. The first phase of the study evaluated the level of self-esteem and anxiety level at the beginning of semester. In patients with myopia were statistically significantly more individuals with high trait anxiety as compared with persons without myopia (p = 0.0406). Differences between the groups in terms of situational anxiety were not found. In patients with myopia were statistically significantly more people with low self-esteem (40. 9 % of the patients) than in the control group (4.7 % of the patients). There were no differences in amount of patients with high self-esteem in control group and in group of patients with myopia. The second phase of the study was conducted during the exams semester. Students with emmetropia did not observe statistically significant increase in situational anxiety in condition of information stress (exam stress). In patients with myopia observed statistically significant increase in the amount of persons with high levels of situational anxiety in condition of information stress. Identifies typical student irrational setting that affect the emotional state of the patient, and the overall quality of their lives. The study included the testing and monitoring of communication students in the exam situation. In the group of students with myopia in 83.1 % of cases discovered irrational settings; for students with emmetropia irrational settings were set in 60.5 % cases, the difference between groups is significant. Conclusion. We found high levels of anxiety as personality traits, combined with low self-esteem in patients with myopia. In information stress condition students with myopia have a strong level of situational anxiety, which, combined with the presence of irrational settings, promotes nonadaptive behavior. Identified by the study nonadaptive psychological characteristics of entity with myopia are need psychological work within the support of adolescents with myopia in terms of studying in higher education. The main method of correction was use cognitive- behavioral therapy.

anxiety, myopia, emotional sphere

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