Quality of Life after Cataract Surgery.

Autor: Błachnio K; Student Research Club No. 180, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland., Dusińska A; Student Research Club No. 180, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland., Szymonik J; Student Research Club No. 180, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland., Juzwiszyn J; Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Division of Anesthesiological and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland., Bestecka M; Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Division of Anesthesiological and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland., Chabowski M; Department of Surgery, 4th Military Clinical Hospital, 5 Weigla Street, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland.; Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical medicine [J Clin Med] 2024 Sep 02; Vol. 13 (17). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 02.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm13175209
Abstrakt: Background: The impact of medical intervention on a patient's quality of life (QoL) is more and more important. Treatment success is defined not only in terms of the success of the procedure performed but also with regard to its impact on different areas of the patient's life. The aim of the study was to assess the QoL of patients after cataract surgery and identify factors that affect it. Methods: Between January and March 2018, a survey was carried out among 100 patients who had undergone cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation at the 'Spektrum' Clinical Ophthalmology Centre in Wrocław. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire and Illness Acceptance Scale (AIS) were used. Results : Most respondents (67%) rated their overall health as very good. The median score on the AIS was 34 (31.5-39), indicating a high level of illness acceptance. There was no statistically significant relationship ( p > 0.05) between sex and QoL nor between the level of illness acceptance and QoL. We found no statistically significant relationships between place of residence and QoL ( p > 0.05) nor between place of residence and AIS. Conclusions: The respondents reported the highest QoL scores for the environment domain and the lowest QoL scores for the social relationships domain. QoL had a positive impact on illness acceptance among the study patients. Younger patients (aged 50 or under) reported significantly higher scores for all the domains of QoL. Being employed was found to be associated with better QoL and greater illness acceptance.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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