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Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 59. No. 4., 2020.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.04.08

Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients

Irena Sesar ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anita Pušić Sesar ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Darija Jurišić ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Antonio Sesar ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivan Merdžo ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivan Ćavar ; Department of Ophthalmology, Mostar University Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between general
health-related quality of life (GHRQL) and sociodemographic factors in primary open-angle glaucoma
(POAG) patients. A prospective cross-sectional study included 207 glaucoma patients. GHRQL
was determined via two self-administered questionnaires: the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
and the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) questionnaire. Male and 50- to 69-year-old glaucoma patients, followed
by patients who regularly used antiglaucoma therapy and those without progression of glaucoma
reported a significantly higher quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D index and the EQ-5D
visual analog scale (VAS) (p<0.05 all). Similarly, the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental
Component Summary (MCS) of SF-36 had significantly higher values for these patients (p<0.05 all).
Furthermore, glaucoma patients with higher education and economic status, glaucoma patients
who lived in rural areas, and those who were married achieved higher scores on EQ-5D and SF-36.
In conclusion, progression of the disease, female sex, older age, lower education and economic status,
urban area and unmarried status negatively affect quality of life in glaucoma patients.

Keywords

Glaucoma; Health-related quality of life; Sociodemographic factors

Hrčak ID:

253739

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/253739

Publication date:

1.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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