Vision-related quality of life in patients with glaucoma: the role of illness perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the predictive effects of illness perceptions on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in Chinese glaucoma patients.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 97 patients with glaucoma completed the brief illness perception questionnaire (BIPQ), the glaucoma quality of life-15 (GQL-15) questionnaire, and a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and clinical information. A correlation analysis and hierarchical linear regression analysis were performed.

Results

The BIPQ total score was positively correlated with the total score of the GQL-15 questionnaire and the scores of its four dimensions. Chronic comorbidities, the type of glaucoma, the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), the mean defect (MD) of visual field in the better eye, and identity in th

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9097073 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature