Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in patient subjective happiness and satisfaction with cataract surgery and evaluate the association between satisfaction and types of cataract. This study surveyed 247 participants (mean age, 67.9 years) and they completed questionnaires on their satisfaction with the surgery, the subjective happiness scale (SHS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after surgery. The SHS increased postoperatively from 4.6 ± 0.7 to 4.8 ± 0.7 (P = 0.007) and 83.4% of patients were satisfied with the surgical results and the average satisfaction score was 4.2 out of a possible 5.0. Multiple regression analysis showed that patient satisfaction was significantly associated with the postoperative SHS (β = 0.380; P < 0.001), the postoperative PSQI (β = −0.041; P = 0.035) and the presence of a posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC) (β = 0.277; P = 0.026). This study clarified that cataract surgery may improve both visual function and patient happiness and that patient satisfaction was affected by postoperative sleep quality and the disappearance of a PSC.
Highlights
Variable Corrected distance visual acuity Uncorrected distance visual acuity Refractive error Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) score PSQI score Sleep time Satisfaction score
The preoperative SHS score of patients with cataract was 4.64 ± 0.73; Shimai et al reported that the SHS score had been increasing continuously in patients over 50 years old in Japan and the mean SHS score among 60- to 65-year-olds was 4.83 ± 0.9921
The results of the current study indicated that declines in visual function resulting from the presence of cataracts have a negative effect on patient happiness
Summary
The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in patient subjective happiness and satisfaction with cataract surgery and evaluate the association between satisfaction and types of cataract
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