2020 - 6 Issue

Original article

Changed Eye Functions and Quality of Life of Seniors with Diabetic Retinopathy

Ľudmila Majerníková
Anna Hudáková – Mária Kaščáková – Andrea Obročníková

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DOI: 10.31348/2020/37

Published in Czech and Slovak Ophtalmology: 2020 - 6

Published on website: 25.01.2021

Keywords: vision, visual impairment, diabetic retinopathy, quality of life

Summary

Aim: To monitor and evaluate the differences in the evaluation of monitored indicators of quality of life of patients with proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: The research sample comprised a total of 80 patients with DR.The first group consisted of 27 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the second group of 53 patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The comparison was carried out according to the degree of DR. The data were collected using the standardized National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25).

Results: In both compared patient groups, T-tests showed significant differences in all studied quality of life parameters: general health and vision, difficulty seeing far away and up close, the impact of the disease on achieving life goals, being limited in control over and in length of their activities, being limited to their homes, relying on the information provided by other people and needing help from others.

Conclusion: In a holistic concept, i.e. biological, psychological and social dimensions, partial or complete loss of the ability to see due to diabetes has a negative impact on the quality of life of patients with proliferative DR. Therefore, this chronic complication must be prevented by any available means.

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