Anxiety levels moderate the association between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in chronic eye disease patients.

ABSTRACT: The current study examines the potential moderating effect of depression and anxiety on the relationship between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic eye diseases. Of the 71 patients, 37 (52%) were female and 34 (48%) were male, age (mean ± SD) was 69 ± 12 years. A significant multivariate regression model was found for patients' health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L index) (R² = 0.43, p < 0.001), in which visual acuity (logMAR) (p < 0.001), anxiety (HADS-A) (p = 0.007), and age of diagnosis (p = 0.04)  were independently associated with health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L). The moderation model for anxiety (R² = 0.47, F = 5.91, p < 0.001) revealed a significant interaction of visual acuity and levels of anxiety in relation

SUBMITTER: Senra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8831583 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature