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Predicting activity and satisfaction following cataract surgery

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This was the second in a series of studies intended to develop a method for predicting the degree of recovery and satisfaction of elderly patients following cataract surgery. Sixty-six patients (mean age, 68 years; 27 men and 39 women) completed an activity questionnaire and a series of walking, reaching, and hand-eye coordination tasks 1 day prior to cataract surgery. An average of 6 months later, the patients completed the activity questionnaire and some of the motor tasks again and then made a four-point assessment of satisfaction with their recovery. Postoperative reaching, walking, activity, and satisfaction were all positively correlated with scores on some of the preoperative tasks. Together with earlier published data, these data also show that patients report less postoperative activity after an eyeglass correction than after a lens-implant or contact-lens correction.

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  1. Department of Psychology, McGill University, H3C 1B1, Montreal, Canada

    D. C. Donderi

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, H3A 1A1, Montreal, Canada

    Sean B. Murphy

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This research was supported by a grant to Donderi from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (A0 108) and to Murphy from the Royal Victoria Hospital.

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Donderi, D.C., Murphy, S.B. Predicting activity and satisfaction following cataract surgery. J Behav Med 6, 313–328 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01315116

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