| Literature DB >> 19761693 |
Y Chai1, Y Shao, S Lin, K-Y Xiong, W-S Chen, Y-Y Li, J-L Yi, L Zhang, G Tan, J Tang.
Abstract
The potential impact of the surgical correction of strabismus on vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) and the symptoms of anxiety and depression in children with strabismus remain unclear. The present study included 60 children with strabismus: 30 with heterophoria and 30 with heterotropia. A healthy age- and gender-matched control group (n = 60) was also recruited. The psychological instruments that were used were the short-form 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The results demonstrated that eight of the 12 NEI-VFQ-25 subscales were significantly impaired in children with strabismus compared with matched controls. Compared with pre-operative values, significant improvements were noted after surgery in the NEI-VFQ-25 summary score, and the anxiety and depression scores. This study demonstrated that the NEI-VFQ-25 instrument can be used in strabismus children and that surgical interventions can improve VRQOL, anxiety and depression in strabismus patients.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19761693 DOI： 10.1177/147323000903700415
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Int Med Res ISSN： 0300-0605 Impact factor: 1.671