NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.
Retina
; 36(6): 1119-25, 2016 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26579787
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the rate of adherence to prescribed nutritional supplementation in patients affected by age-related macular degeneration, in an Italian tertiary referral tertiary center.METHODS:
Patients with age-related macular degeneration, age-related eye disease study Categories 3 and 4, were recruited and underwent an 11-item questionnaire.RESULTS:
The study included a total of 193 patients meeting the age-related eye disease study nutritional supplementation criteria (174 patients with age-related eye disease study Category 4 and 19 with Category 3). Seventy-seven (40%) were taking oral supplementation, 70 of whom (90%) 1 tablet/day. Oral supplementation was recommended by the personal ophthalmologist in 85 patients (44%), including all those currently receiving it. Eight patients of 85 (9.4%) rejected supplementation despite it being recommended, mostly because they were already taking other medicines. Ninety-four patients (48%) claimed they had not received any information from their ophthalmologist.CONCLUSION:
Our data reveal that Italian patients with age-related eye disease study Categories 3 and 4 have a low adherence to nutritional supplementation. In 65% of cases, patients were not adequately informed by their ophthalmologist of the potential benefits of oral supplementation for age-related macular degeneration; indeed, 108 patients (56%) were not even aware such nutritional treatments are available. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the importance of giving advice to persons with age-related macular degeneration regarding the benefits of oral supplements.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vitaminas
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Degeneração Macular
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Antioxidantes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Retina
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália