Quality of Life Assessment in Ocular Toxoplasmosis in a Colombian Population
| Autor: | Johanna Milena Montoya-Gutiérrez, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Gilberto González-López, Viviana Marín-Arango, Alejandra de-la-Torre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent genetic structures Colombia Young Adult Colombian population Retinal Diseases Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Ophthalmology medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy In patient Young adult Toxoplasmosis Ocular Socioeconomic status Vision Ocular Choroid business.industry Uveal Diseases Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health eye diseases Toxoplasmosis Mental Health Visual function Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 19:262-266 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5078 0927-3948 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09273948.2011.582220 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the quality of life in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis.Methods: The participants were 29 otherwise healthy patients with retinochoroidal lesions consistent with Toxoplasma infection. The controls were 29 gender and age-matched people with normal visual function who came from the same socioeconomic and educational background as the participants. The authors used the version of the National Eye Institute 25-item visual function questionnaire (NEI VFQ25).Results: Patients with ocular toxoplasmosis had statistically significant lower scores than controls for all the subscales, except for color vision. Patients with bilateral lesions were more affected in the mental health, difficulties role, and specific vision subscales. The median of the compound score for the participants was 79 (range 35–99) and for the controls was 95 (range 72–98).Conclusions: People with ocular toxoplasmosis have worse vision-related quality of life than people without the condition, especially if they have bila... |
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