Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Care, University of Prešov, Partizánska 1, 08001 Prešov, Slovakia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 9;18(2):485. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020485.
The aim of this study was to identify and analyse the quality of life of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) based on their visus and peripheral vision. Our study was observational in nature; it was a cross-sectional study. In total, 119 patients with POAG were included in a causal-comparative character, ex post facto research design. The authors collected data using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25) and World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) tools. Only patients with POAG that were over 18 years of age and had no other ocular or chronic illnesses were included. The mean duration of glaucoma was 8.77 (SD ± 5.63) years. Binocular disability was observed in 68.0% of patients. Using WHOQOL-BREF, there were significant differences found in the better-eye-vision group in psychological ( < 0.001) and environment ( < 0.001) domains. In the worse-eye-vision group, significant differences were found in physical health ( < 0.001), environment ( < 0.001), and quality related to health ( < 0.001) domains. Using NEI VFQ-25, there were significant differences found ( = 0.000) in all domains except subscale driving. Quality of life of patients with visual impairment is significantly lower in comparison to that of patients without a visual impairment.
本研究旨在根据原发性开角型青光眼（POAG）患者的视力和周边视力，确定和分析其生活质量。我们的研究本质上是观察性的，属于横断面研究。共纳入 119 例 POAG 患者，采用因果比较特征、事后研究设计。作者使用国家眼科研究所视觉功能问卷-25（NEI VFQ-25）和世界卫生组织生活质量简表问卷（WHOQOL-BREF）工具收集数据。仅纳入年龄在 18 岁以上且无其他眼部或慢性疾病的 POAG 患者。青光眼的平均病程为 8.77 年（标准差±5.63 年）。68.0%的患者存在双眼残疾。使用 WHOQOL-BREF，在视力较好的眼组中，心理（<0.001）和环境（<0.001）领域存在显著差异。在视力较差的眼组中，在身体健康（<0.001）、环境（<0.001）和与健康相关的质量（<0.001）领域存在显著差异。使用 NEI VFQ-25，除驾驶子量表外，所有领域均存在显著差异（=0.000）。与无视力障碍的患者相比，视力障碍患者的生活质量明显较低。
