biostudies-literatureEmade NNIMH NIH HHSUnited States Agency for International DevelopmentUniversity of California7809692https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9873415biostudies-literatureUnknown2023<h4>Objective</h4>Our main objective was to determine the overall vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) among patients with diabetes mellitus attending the diabetes and eye clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.<h4>Design</h4>Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in December 2020 setting: This study was performed at the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, the main national referral centre in Nairobi, Kenya. <i>Participants</i>. Using a purposive consecutive sampling method, we enrolled 100 participants, 50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without diabetic retinopathy. <i>Main Outcomes and Measures</i>. We compared the VRQoL of participants with diabetic retinopathy with those without diabetic retinopathy and assessed whether VRQoL worsened with increasing tJournal of ophthalmologyVision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.PMC9873415R25 MH123256Njuguna MGichuhi SEmade NNyamori JNjambi LfalseVision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.<h4>Objective</h4>Our main objective was to determine the overall vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) among patients with diabetes mellitus attending the diabetes and eye clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.<h4>Design</h4>Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in December 2020 setting: This study was performed at the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, the main national referral centre in Nairobi, Kenya. <i>Participants</i>. Using a purposive consecutive sampling method, we enrolled 100 participants, 50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without diabetic retinopathy. <i>Main Outcomes and Measures</i>. We compared the VRQoL of participants with diabetic retinopathy with those without diabetic retinopathy and assessed whether VRQoL worsened with increasing t2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232026-03-27T15:45:07.689Z2025-04-05T21:41:06.777ZS-EPMC98734153670370310.1155/2023/7809692