TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation between grading of visual impairment and quality of life in visually handicapped persons
AU - Yanagisawa, Mieko
AU - Kunimatsu, Shiho
AU - Kato, Satoshi
AU - Sumi, Izumi
AU - Kitazawa, Mariko
AU - Tamura, Megumi
AU - Mishima, Asuka
AU - Ochiai, Makiko
AU - Syoji, Nobuyuki
PY - 2008/4/10
Y1 - 2008/4/10
N2 - Purpose : To evaluate the correlation between grading of visual impairment and quality of life (QOL) in visually handicapped persons. Cases and Method : We evaluated 92 persons who were officially designated as visually handicapped. The series comprised 50 males and 42 females. The age averaged 63 years. Visual impairment was due to glaucoma 38 cases, macular degeneration 18 cases, retinitis pigmentosa 10 cases, diabetic retinopathy 7 cases and others 19 cases. QOL was evaluated by questionnaire using VFQ-25 and Sumi tables. Results : When seen as a whole, there was significant correlations between QOL and grading of visual impairment (VFQ-25 : r = 0.26, p = 0.015, Sumi : r = -0.37, p=0.0002). Except grade 1, there was no significant correlation between QOL and each item of QOL evaluated by either method (VFQ-25 : p=0.24, Sumi : p=0.1). Conclusion : Official grading of visual impairment does not, except grade 1, exactly reflect the degree of QOL in visually handicapped persons.
AB - Purpose : To evaluate the correlation between grading of visual impairment and quality of life (QOL) in visually handicapped persons. Cases and Method : We evaluated 92 persons who were officially designated as visually handicapped. The series comprised 50 males and 42 females. The age averaged 63 years. Visual impairment was due to glaucoma 38 cases, macular degeneration 18 cases, retinitis pigmentosa 10 cases, diabetic retinopathy 7 cases and others 19 cases. QOL was evaluated by questionnaire using VFQ-25 and Sumi tables. Results : When seen as a whole, there was significant correlations between QOL and grading of visual impairment (VFQ-25 : r = 0.26, p = 0.015, Sumi : r = -0.37, p=0.0002). Except grade 1, there was no significant correlation between QOL and each item of QOL evaluated by either method (VFQ-25 : p=0.24, Sumi : p=0.1). Conclusion : Official grading of visual impairment does not, except grade 1, exactly reflect the degree of QOL in visually handicapped persons.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41649105455
VL - 62
SP - 259
EP - 263
JO - Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology
JF - Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology
SN - 0370-5579
IS - 3
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