Quality of Life of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Onakoya, Adeola O; Mbadugha, Chigozie Anuli; Aribaba, Olufisayo Temitayo; Ibidapo, Olayinka O.

doi:10.1097/ijg.0b013e31820d7cfd

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“…The vision-related QoL of patients with glaucoma in different countries can be compared by using NEI VFQ-25. The composite score of Mandarin Chinese subjects in our study was 70.6±15.4, slightly higher than that of Taiwan Chinese (69.2±20.4)29 and Japanese participants (69.8±1.9),30 but lower than that of Greek (81.7±14.7)31 and Nigerian individuals (85.2±16.1) 32. This indicates that, in China, patients with glaucoma have a moderate vision-related QoL.…”

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“…In the present study, the NEI VFQ-25 composite scores in the mild, moderate and severe groups were 76.1±12.8, 69.5±14.1 and 64.6±17.2, respectively. In a Nigerian population, the corresponding scores were 92.0±6.8, 89.3±10.4 and 74.3±21.1 32. A study in Belgium found that the global NEI VFQ-25 score dropped from 90.7±8.1 to 86.1±8.7 to 71.5±19.3 in early, moderate and advanced POAG groups 33.…”

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Is glaucoma comprehension associated with psychological disturbance and vision-related quality of life for patients with glaucoma? A cross-sectional study

et al. 2014

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ObjectiveTo investigate whether understanding of glaucoma is associated with psychological disturbance and vision-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with glaucoma.DesignA prospective, hospital-based, cross-sectional study.SettingShanghai, China.ParticipantsFive hundred patients with glaucoma were included in the study. Participants were asked to complete the glaucoma comprehension questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire, and the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25).Outcome measuresSociodemographic data and clinical data were collected. Multivariate adjusted linear regression analyses were performed to examine factors related to psychological disorder and QoL. The relationship between understanding of glaucoma and psychological status or QoL was analysed.ResultsThe mean age of patients was 56.5±17.2 years, and the mean duration of glaucoma was 4.6±6.3 years. About half (54.2%) of the patients had primary open angle glaucoma, 37.2% had primary angle closure glaucoma, and 8.6% had secondary glaucoma. The total score and the subscores of knowledge of glaucoma, compliance and habits were all negatively correlated with the HADS-Depression and HADS scores. For NEI VFQ-25, the total comprehension score was positively related to general vision, near activity, distance activity, social function, colour vision and the composite score. Habits had a significant influence on both HADS-Depression and the composite score of NEI VFQ-25.ConclusionsThe level of understanding about glaucoma is an independent factor negatively associated with psychological disturbance and positively associated with QoL in patients with glaucoma. However, it is a subjective factor which can be regulated, so imparting knowledge about glaucoma and establishing appropriate habits might help patients alleviate psychological disturbance and enhance their QoL.

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Is glaucoma comprehension associated with psychological disturbance and vision-related quality of life for patients with glaucoma? A cross-sectional study

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“…30 Our findings are surprising, as this suggests that despite the high prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders among glaucoma patients in our study, they are nevertheless able to cope sufficiently with the disease without letting it affect their daily lives unduly.…”

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Assessment of Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Singaporean Patients With Glaucoma

Lim

Fan

Yong³

et al. 2016

Journal of Glaucoma

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There is a relatively high prevalence of depression (30%) and anxiety disorders (64%) among glaucoma patients in Singapore. Female glaucoma patients are more likely to suffer from depression. Other risk factors for depression include higher cup-disc ratio, higher logMAR BCVA, lower MD, and a lower mean VFQ25 score. Risk factors for anxiety disorder include lower MD and lower mean VFQ25 score. Ophthalmologists could consider use of the VFQ25 as an assessment for impairments in QOL in a glaucoma patient. If a glaucoma patient is at high risk of depression or anxiety disorder, a multidisciplinary management approach involving ophthalmology and psychiatry may be required.

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“…Various studies have consistently demonstrated that GQL-15 score has a strong correlation with objective visual measures [18-21]. However, the results are also affected by different demographic or other factors, and the GQL-15 scores vary from region to region [4,18,19,21]. At present, there are no validated Chinese versions of QoL questionnaires specific to glaucoma patients, thereby limiting the international comparison of outcomes of treatment for Chinese glaucoma patients [22].…”

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Linguistic and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15-CHI): a cross-sectional study

Zhou

Yao

Qian

et al. 2013

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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BackgroundMaintaining glaucoma patients’ quality of life (QoL) has become one of the most important goals for treatments. The purpose of this study is to develop a Chinese version of Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 item Questionnaire (GQL-15-CHI), and examine its psychometric properties.MethodsThe Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 item Questionnaire (GQL-15) was translated and culturally adapted into Chinese, and administered to glaucoma patients recruited from Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital. Visual functions: habitual-corrected visual acuity (HCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and mean defect (MD) of visual field) were assessed through clinical examination by professionals. Sociodemographic and other clinical data were collected via interviews and chart review. According to Nelson’s glaucoma staging system, patients were stratified as mild, moderate, and severe visual field loss (VFL). The psychometric properties, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, item-scale correlations and factor analysis were conducted. The divergent validity was assessed through bilateral comparisons of the GQL-15-CHI composite and subscale scores between patients of different VFLs after controlling for potential confounders.ResultsA total of 508 glaucoma patients were recruited (male: 265, female: 243). The mean age was 55.41 years. The Cronbach’s α coefficients ranged from 0.75 to 0.91 for the subscales. The test-retest reliability, as estimated by the intraclass correlation coefficients, were above 0.70 for all subscales. Statistically significant differences were showed in the GQL-15-CHI summary and subscale scores after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical confounders (P < 0.05) among patients with different VFLs.ConclusionThe GQL-15-CHI showed psychometric properties comparable to those of the original English version, and thus could be used as a reliable and valid tool for assessment of QoL in Chinese glaucoma patients.

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Quality of Life of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Cited by 59 publications

References 22 publications

Is glaucoma comprehension associated with psychological disturbance and vision-related quality of life for patients with glaucoma? A cross-sectional study

Is glaucoma comprehension associated with psychological disturbance and vision-related quality of life for patients with glaucoma? A cross-sectional study

Assessment of Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Singaporean Patients With Glaucoma

Linguistic and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15-CHI): a cross-sectional study

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