Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

Menezes, Carolline; Vilaça, Karla Helena Coelho; Menezes, Ruth Losada de

doi:10.5935/0034-7280.20160009

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“…The cataract group presented the lowest final score, this finding was confirmed by other HRQOL studies [9] , presumably related to the high degree of interference of this reversible cause of visual loss on daily activities.…”

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Application of 25-National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in ophthalmological patients

Simmo¹,

Ibrahim²,

Silva³

et al. 2020

ISP med

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Objective: To compare the vision-targeted health related quality of life (HRQOL) between neuro-ophthalmological patients and other eye diseases by the National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire. Methods: Cross sectional study with a control group and patients with the following pathologies: primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), intracranial hypertension (IH), optic neuritis (ON), ptosis and cataract. Results: All comparisons of the subscales scores among the control group and the patient groups were statistically significant (p<0.05) except for “ocular pain” (p=0.160), “social functioning” (p=0.052) and “peripheral vision” (p=0.112). The control group had the best scores across all dimensions of the NEI VFQ-25. Interestingly, the ARMD and cataract groups presented the best and worst total scores of NEI VFQ-25, respectively. The lowest subscales scores were found in the cataract, in the NAION/ON, and in the POAG groups. Finally, the comparison between the NAION/ON/IH patients and the other eye diseases did not show statistical significance in any subscale. Conclusion: The NEI VFQ-25 showed the impact of various eye conditions in vision-targeted HRQOL, and no difference was measured between neuro-ophthalmological patients and other eye diseases

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Application of 25-National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in ophthalmological patients

Simmo¹,

Ibrahim²,

Silva³

et al. 2020

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“…As well as presenting the factors that predispose the individual to falls, it was important to address the consequences that these events have on the lives of the elderly. A reduction in functional capacity, the fear of suffering other falls, the restriction of basic activities of daily living and, above all, the exposure to a greater risk of institutionalization, leading to an increased use of specialized services and generating high costs for public services, are important issues identified in this study and which corroborate other research on the theme 23,24 .…”

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Falls among the elderly: environmental limitations and functional losses

Teixeira

Andrade

Santos

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective : To identify the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that predispose the elderly to falls and to discuss the consequences of these events in their lives. Method : A descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach was carried out in a city in the southwest region of Bahia, Brazil. The target audience was composed of elderly people living in the area covered by the Family Health Strategy of this city. Data collection took place from April to June 2018 through a semi-structured, scripted interview. The content analysis technique proposed by Laurence Bardin was used to analyze and organize the information. Results : From the analysis of the interviews the main factors that predisposed the elderly to falls emerged, and these were methodologically divided into intrinsic and extrinsic. There were also post-fall events, such as the fear of falling again and the need to inhabit the same place where the fall occurred, as this is a domestic environment which, for social reasons, cannot be modified as recommended by preventive educational actions. Conclusion : The results show that falls among these elderly people occurred in the domestic environment due to structural (extrinsic) issues, and are less influenced by health problems (intrinsic). It can therefore be concluded that the need to inhabit the same place where the fall occurred, without it being modified, generates a fear of falling again, limiting independence and reducing functional capacity, and making effective intersectoral actions essential.

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“…Being female, aged 60 to 69 years and living with a significant other were the majority among the elderly who suffered a fall. Studies have shown that being female is a risk factor for falls (5,10,25) . The prevalence of elderly women in the context of aging is due to the higher life expectancy, being called feminization of old age.…”

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Falls of elderly people living in rural areas: prevalence and associated factors

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Objective: to identify the prevalence and factors associated with falls in the elderly population living in rural areas. Method: this is a cross-sectional study, carried out in 2014, with 820 older adults recorded in the Family Health Strategy (Estratégia Saúde da Família). The association between the reporting of falls in 12 months and their associated factors was verified by the Chi-square and Fischer’s exact tests and by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: the majority of the sample was female (56.1%), white (90.2%) and aged 60-69 years (54.9%). The prevalence of falls was 27.9%, and being female, hypertensive and diabetic was associated to falls. Conclusion: it is the responsibility of health professionals to have a closer look at the elderly who have these chronic diseases, especially within the scope of the Family Health Strategy, which works longitudinally with these patients, in addition to improving nursing care aimed at this population.

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Falls and quality of life of people with cataracts

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Application of 25-National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in ophthalmological patients

Application of 25-National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in ophthalmological patients

Falls among the elderly: environmental limitations and functional losses

Falls of elderly people living in rural areas: prevalence and associated factors

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