The relationship between illness perception and vision-related quality of life among Chinese patients with diabetic retinopathy: the mediating role of resignation coping style.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maladaptive illness perception and coping strategies have been linked to illness-related quality of life in patients with chronic diseases. However, the impact of illness perception and coping strategies on vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR), a significant microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus, remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the associations among illness perception, coping styles, and VRQOL in Chinese patients with DR, and to explore the mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between illness perception and VRQOL.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 303 adult Chinese with DR recruited from a general Grade-A tertiary hospital in Hunan, China. All participants completed clini

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature