Vision-related quality of life in children with retinopathy of prematurity

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Alcione Aparecida Messa¹  Ricardo Belfort Mattos¹  Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco¹  Juliana Maria Ferraz Sallum¹ 

关键词: Retinopathy of prematurity;    Psychology;    Quality of life;    Child;    Low vision;    Retinopatia da prematuridade;    Psicologia;    Qualidade de vida;    Criança;    Baixa visão;   

DOI  :  10.5935/0004-2749.20150058

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTPurpose:To evaluate the effect of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) on vision-related quality of life in children.Methods:The Children's Visual Function Questionnaire (CVFQ), an instrument that evaluates vision-related quality of life in children, was used. It is divided into 6 subscales: General Health, Vision Health, Competence, Personality, Family Impact, and Treatment. The sample consisted of parents of premature children up to 3 years of age who had ROP and no neurological damage (ROP group) and parents of premature children up to 3 years of age who had normal vision and absence of other diseases (control group).Results:There were 88 subjects in total, 43 in the ROP group and 45 in the control group. The ROP group had lower scores on the CVFQ than the control group. The Total Index and all CVFQ subscale scores and for were significant lower in the ROP group than in the control group. The ROP group was divided according to the severity of the disease. The Total Index, Vision Health, and Competence scores in children with more severe ROP were significantly lower than those in children with less severe ROP.Conclusion:ROP was shown to have a negative effect on vision-related quality of life in children.

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