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Quality of life evaluation with vfq-39 questionnaire in patients referred to retina outpatient

Retina polikliniğine başvuran hastalarda yaşam kalitesinin vfq-39 anketi ile değerlendirilmesi

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Relatively higher QoL scores found in group 1 when compared to group 2 may be attributed to the acceptance of the present visual state.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in subjects applied to Retina outpatient.
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Key Findings & Data:Ophthalmologic findings and the scores of previously validated visual-function ques- tionnaire (VFQ-39) were recorded for each participant.
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Conclusion & Impact:Relatively higher QoL scores found in group 1 when compared to group 2 may be attributed to the acceptance of the present visual state.
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Purpose: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in subjects applied to Retina outpatient. Materials and Methods: A hundred and fiftyone patients who referred to our Retina outpatient, and accepted to complete a QoL questionnaire were enrolled. Ophthalmologic findings and the scores of previously validated visual-function ques- tionnaire (VFQ-39) were recorded for each participant. After dividing the study population into 3 subgroups with respect to best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) as &#8805;logMAR 1.0 (Group 1), logMAR 0.4-1.0 (Group 2), and <logMAR 0.4 (Group 3), VFQ-39 scores were evaluated and statistically analyzed. Results: Mean age was 61.6±13.6 years (18-89). Seventynine subjects (52.3%) were females, and 72 (47.7%) were males. Mean BCVA was logMAR 0.26±0.34 (0.0-2.0). Diabetic retinopathy (31.8%), age-related macular degeneration (31.8%), and retinal detachment (9.9%) were leading diagnosis on referral. Among three subgroups, no significant difference was found in general health, ocular pain, social function, mental health, role difficulties, driving, color vision, and peripheral vision sub- scales, however patients in group 3 had better scores in general vision, near activities, distance activities, and dependency sub-scales (p=0.035, p=0.003, p=0.022, and p=0.026, respectively). When group 3 were excluded, group 1 had better scores in all VFQ-39 sub-scales except driving and color vision, although no statistical significance was found in any sub-scale analysis between group 1 and 2. Conclusion: As expected, patients in group 3 had better VFQ-39 scores in vision-related sub-scales. Relatively higher QoL scores found in group 1 when compared to group 2 may be attributed to the acceptance of the present visual state.

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Amaç: Retina polikliniğine başvuran olgularda yaşam kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Retina polikliniğimize başvuran ve yaşam kalitesi anketini doldurmayı kabul eden 151 hasta çalışma- ya alındı. Katılımcıların oftalmolojik muayeneleriyle birlikte, öncesinde Türkçe validasyonu yapılmış olan, görme fonksi- yonuna bağlı yaşam kalitesini değerlendiren VFQ-39 anket yanıtları kaydedildi. Çalışma grubu en iyi düzeltilmiş görme keskinliğine (EİDGK) göre ≥logMAR 1.0 (Grup 1), logMAR 0.4-1.0 (Grup 2) ve <logMAR 0.4 (Grup 3) olmak üzere üç gruba ayrılmış, anket sonuçları değerlendirilerek istatistiksel analizler yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Ortalama yaş 61.6±13.6 yıl (18-89) olup, olguların 79’u kadın (%52.3), 72’si erkekti (%47.7). Ortalama EİDGK değeri logMAR 0.26±0.34 (0.0-2.0) olarak bulundu. En sık başvuru tanıları, diabetik retinopati (%31.8), yaşa bağlı maküla dejenerasyonu (%31.8) ve retina dekolmanıydı (%9.9). Çalışmada oluşturulan üç grubun VFQ-39 anketi alt ölçek analiz so- nuçları incelendiğinde, genel sağlık, oküler ağrı, sosyal fonksiyon, mental sağlık, rol zorluk, araba kullanma, renkli görme ve periferik görme memnuniyet skorlarında gruplar arası anlamlı farklılık saptanmazken; genel vizyon, yakın aktivite, uzak aktivite ve bağımlılık memnuniyet skorlarında grup 3’te anlamlı yükseklik bulunmuştur (sırayla p=0.035, p=0.003, p=0.022 ve p=0.026). Grup 3’teki olgular çıkarıldığında, araba kullanma ve renkli görme dışındaki tüm alt ölçek analizle- rinde grup 2’ye göre grup 1’deki olgularda daha yüksek yaşam kalitesi skorları elde edilirken, çalışılan tüm alt ölçek ana- lizlerinde grup 1 ve 2 arasında istatistiksel fark saptanmamıştır. Sonuç: Beklenildiği üzere grup 3’teki hastalarda görmeyle ilintili ölçeklerde daha yüksek yaşam kalite skorları elde edil- miştir. Grup 2’ye göre grup 1’de saptanan nispeten daha yüksek skorlar, hastanın mevcut görsel kapasitesini kabul etme duygusuyla açıklanabilir.

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ÖZTÜRK, A. T., ÇATAL, E., DÖNMEZ, O., KAYA, M., KOÇAK, N., KAYNAK, S. (2014). Quality of life evaluation with vfq-39 questionnaire in patients referred to retina outpatient. Retina-Vitreus, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3, 199–203. https://ajindex.com/articles/305015

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