Quality of life with visual acuity loss from diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
Arch Ophthalmol
; 120(4): 481-4, 2002 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-11934322
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the quality of life in patients with visual acuity loss occurring secondary to diabetic retinopathy with visual acuity loss occurring secondary to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD).METHODS:
Consecutive patients with diabetic retinopathy and ARMD were evaluated using the time trade-off method of utility value analysis. Both groups were stratified according to the degree of visual acuity loss in the better-seeing eye (group 1 20/20-20/25, group 2 20/30-20/40, group 3 20/50-20/100, group 4 < or =20/200). Utility values obtained from the patients, once stratified for visual acuity group, were compared with use of the t test and the Mann-Whitney U test. In addition, a 2-way analysis of variance was performed to control for potential confounding variables.RESULTS:
No difference was found between the utility value means of the diabetic retinopathy (n = 333) and ARMD (n = 246) subgroups stratified according to visual acuity levels group 1, P =.54; group 2, P =.96; group 3, P =.09; and group 4, P =.32. A 2-way analysis of variance demonstrated that, among the variables of ocular disease, sex, age, and visual acuity in the better-seeing eye, only visual acuity was significantly associated with utility values (P =.003).CONCLUSIONS:
At similar levels of visual acuity loss, that associated with diabetic retinopathy causes a similar reduction in quality of life to that associated with ARMD. This information has important implications for use in cost-utility analyses of ophthalmic interventions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transtornos da Visão
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Acuidade Visual
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Retinopatia Diabética
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Degeneração Macular
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article