Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
| Autor: | Jannat Soleimani Kamran, Ehsan Kazemnejad Leili, Shirin Jafroudi, Asieh Sedighi Chafjiri, Ezzat Paryad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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lcsh:RT1-120
medicine.medical_specialty Diabetic Retinopathy lcsh:Nursing business.industry Diabetic retinopathy Disease medicine.disease Diabetic foot lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Quality of life Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Physical therapy Quality of Life Diabetes Mellitus Medicine Marital status Analysis of variance business lcsh:RG1-991 Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 69-77 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2588-3720 2588-3712 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. Investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life. Objective: This study aimed to determine the quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study (2014), 316 patients with diabetic retinopathy who attended the laser unit in Amir-al-Momenin Medical Educational Hospital, Rasht, for treatment and had a follow-up record were selected by convenience sampling. The data were obtained by the Retinopathy-Dependent Quality of Life (RetDQoL) questionnaire, a socio demographic questionnaire and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). The final score for quality of life ranges-9 to 3. The closer to -9 is the final score; the better is the quality of life. Independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the mean score of quality of life in subjects was -1.73, indication glow quality of life. In addition, statistical tests indicated a significant relationship between quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy and income, employment and education (p |
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