Health-Related Quality of Life  (HRQoL) in Young Adults with  Strabismus in India

Sah, Surendra Prasad; Sharma, Indra Prasad; Chaudhry, Monica; Saikia, Mousumi

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2017/24541.9389

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“…Kothari et al, 11 also reported that there was no significant difference between genders. In another study conducted by Sah et al, 13 there was no significant difference between the mean scores of male or female in the psychosocial scale of the AS 20. In Sah et al, 13 it was reported that people with convergent squint faced more psychosocial difficulties 6,8 than those with divergent squint.…”

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“…In another study conducted by Sah et al, 13 there was no significant difference between the mean scores of male or female in the psychosocial scale of the AS 20. In Sah et al, 13 it was reported that people with convergent squint faced more psychosocial difficulties 6,8 than those with divergent squint. Although there are few studies 7,9,10 reporting that there is no difference in how the society perceives divergent or convergent squint, there are a few studies 11 that report that divergent squint is perceived more negatively than convergent squint and that convergent squint in some cultures have also been perceived positively and have been associated with beauty.…”

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“…Although there are few studies 7,9,10 reporting that there is no difference in how the society perceives divergent or convergent squint, there are a few studies 11 that report that divergent squint is perceived more negatively than convergent squint and that convergent squint in some cultures have also been perceived positively and have been associated with beauty. 13 Thus there is an overall variation in the results of various studies and a consensus for the same has not been arrived as of yet. Durnian et al, reported in their study that people with large angle strabismus had difficulty in gaining employment.…”

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“…60% 10 parents from urban areas and 38% 9 from rural areas responded with "Never "when asked if their child's eyes are strained. 57.1% 13 of parents from rural areas did not respond to when asked if their child has any reading problems because of his/her eyes while 53.3% 9 parents from urban areas answered " Never" when asked the same. 66.6% 7 urban parents and 38%(8) rural parents responded with " Never" when asked if their child feels stressed because of his/her eyes.…”

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The attitude towards strabismus and barriers for its treatment in parents from rural and urban areas

Gupta¹,

Caculo²

2021

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It has been observed that children having strabismus who are being left untreated face a lot of psychosocial and functional difficulties in adulthood. In this study, an attitude and a barrier scale was structured and validated on the basis of the adult strabismus 20 questionnaire and a Barrier Scale. The attitude scale had two subscales-psychosocial subscale and functional subscale. A total of 1747 children; 828 from urban and 919 from rural areas, between the age group of 5 to 12 years were screened from urban and rural schools for strabismus. 36 children with strabismus were identified and studied on the basis of various parameters. None of these children had taken previous treatment for strabismus. The ratio of urban is to rural school children was 5:7 and the ratio between male and female was 7:5. 25 (69.4%) had exotropia, 11(30.6%) had esotropia among which 18(50%) had moderate degree of squint, 12(33.3%) had mild degree of squint. Mean Scores in the psychosocial subscale scale in Urban and rural areas were as 65.89±31.19 and 59.56±26.74 with p value 0.51. Mean Scores in Functional Subscale were as 77.63±32.58 and 66.67±31.66 with p value of 0.31. The most important barrier for treatment was the unawareness of the treatment of strabismus at the appropriate time. The attitude of parents towards strabismus was based on an amalgamation of multiple variables like age of the child, amount of squint, type of squint and also the gender of the child.

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“…Nearly 80% of all sensory processing that occurs in the body is directly related to the information that is transmitted from the eyes to the brain. Therefore, any impairment in vision can lead to functional disability and greatly affect an individual’s personal and social behavior 15 , 16 . Numerous studies have confirmed that TAO can cause a significant decrease in the quality of life (QoL), and thyroid dysfunction leads to further worsening of a patient’s well-being.…”

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Eye symptoms in patients with benign thyroid diseases

Sawicka‐Gutaj

Ziółkowska

Wojciechowska

et al. 2021

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Thyroid diseases may cause a variety of functional and structural body changes, including eye and vision abnormalities, which can have a negative impact on a patient’s well-being. However, only a few studies on the impact of other benign thyroid diseases on the visual process are available in the literature. In this study, using the Polish version of the thyroid-specific quality of life (ThyPROpl) questionnaire, we aimed to determine the self-reported influence of benign thyroid diseases (e.g., nodular goiter, toxic nodular goiter, Graves’ disease, thyroid orbitopathy, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and surgical hypothyroidism) on patients’ eyes and vision. This was a prospective study. In total, 374 randomly selected euthyroid patients and 255 control subjects responded to the ThyPROpl questionnaire and the results were evaluated. Nearly 69% of the respondents reported that the most frequent condition was “reduced sight.” Men most often reported wet/tearing eyes (66%). The occurrence of eyelid sacks or swollen eyelids (64%), ophthalmalgia (62%), and eye dryness (61%) was marked almost as often. In total, 29% of the patients reported diplopia, and it was found to be most prevalent among those with thyroid orbitopathy. Other complaints were similarly prevalent among all the subgroups. A positive correlation was also observed between the scores of the “eye symptoms” and other ailments. Except for swelling around the lower eyelids, patients with thyroid diseases more frequently experienced all of the ocular complaints analyzed in this study compared with controls. This study showed that eye complaints are common in patients with benign thyroid diseases and ocular disturbances have a negative impact on the overall quality of life of patients.

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Strabismus is more than a misalignment; a cross‐sectional pilot study of HRQOL in Finnish strabismic adults referred to a university hospital

Mason,

Lindberg,

Joronen

et al. 2023

Acta Ophthalmologica

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PurposeTo evaluate associations between the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and demographic, self‐reported strabismus‐related and orthoptic status variables in Finnish strabismic adults.MethodsParticipants (n = 137) of this study were adult patients who previously participated in the pilot study to translate and validate Adult Strabismus Questionnaire (AS‐20) into Finnish. For this study, the participants' orthoptic status were collected among the previously obtained self‐reported demographic and strabismus‐related data. The refined AS‐20 structure of 18 items and four subscales of self‐perception, interaction, reading function and general function was used. Low scores on AS‐20 indicate low HRQOL. The associations were evaluated with cross‐tabulation and nonparametric methods of Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.ResultsInteraction subscale scores were the highest of all subscale scores among the participants. Age had an association with HRQOL in self‐perception and the youngest participants had the lowest scores. Importantly, participants who did not experience diplopia suffered from lower self‐perception and interaction but reported higher scores on reading function and general function subscales compared to the participants who experienced diplopia. Exotropia with or without vertical strabismus were most common types among the participants. The education background was not associated with HRQOL.ConclusionImpacts of strabismus are similar in Finnish strabismic adults compared to international studies. Healthcare professionals and decision‐makers should always consider the psychosocial impact of strabismus on patients without diplopia when making decisions on strabismus treatment and care processes.

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Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Young Adults with Strabismus in India

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

The attitude towards strabismus and barriers for its treatment in parents from rural and urban areas

The attitude towards strabismus and barriers for its treatment in parents from rural and urban areas

Eye symptoms in patients with benign thyroid diseases

Strabismus is more than a misalignment; a cross‐sectional pilot study of HRQOL in Finnish strabismic adults referred to a university hospital

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