Journal of Holistic Nursing And Midwifery
مجله پرستاری و مامایی جامع نگر
JHNM
Literature & Humanities
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Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
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<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. Investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life.</p>
<p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study aimed to determine the quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy.</p>
<p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study (2014), 316 patients with diabetic retinopathy who attended the laser unit in Amir-al-Momenin Medical Educational Hospital, Rasht, for treatment and had a follow-up record were selected by convenience sampling. The data were obtained by the Retinopathy-Dependent Quality of Life (RetDQoL) questionnaire, a socio demographic questionnaire and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). The final score for quality of life ranges-9 to 3. The closer to -9 is the final score; the better is the quality of life. Independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data.</p>
<p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that the mean score of quality of life in subjects was -1.73, indication glow quality of life. In addition, statistical tests indicated a significant relationship between quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy and income, employment and education (p<0.0001), marital status and smoking (p<0.001), place of residence and being a member of Diabetes Association (p<0.044), duration of diabetes (p<0.015), history of ocular surgery (p<0.011), type of retinopathy (unilateral and bilateral), neuropathy (p<0.0001), diabetic foot ulcers (p<0.002), history of other ocular diseases (p<0.031) and Charlson<br>
co-morbidity (p<0.001).</p>
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<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> According to the findings, based on which patients had low quality of life, it is recommended that authorities adopt consulting, training and financial programs to control the predictors of quality of life and improve patients’ quality of life</p>
Quality of Life,Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetes Mellitus
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Jannat
Soleimani Kamran
جنت
سلیمانی کامران
a@gmail.com
No
Department of Nursing, Amir Al Momenin Educational- Medical Center, Rasht, Iran
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان
Shirin
Jafroudi
شیرین
جفرودی
shjafroudi@gmail.com
Yes
Department of Nursing (Medical – Surgical), Instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان
Ehsan
KazemNejad Leili
احسان
کاظم نژاد
kazem_eh@yahoo.com
No
Social determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Bio-Statistics, Associate Professor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان
Asieh
Sedighi Chafjiri
آسیه
صدیقی چافجیری
a@gmail.com
No
3Social determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Bio-Statistics, Associate Professor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان
Ezzat
Paryad
عزت
پاریاد
e_ paryad@gums.ac.ir
No
Social determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Department of Nursing (Medical – Surgical), Instructor, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان