A NON-SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH IN PATIENTS WITH GLAUCOMA
Introduction: Glaucoma is one of the causes of disability among patients of working age in economically developed countries of the world. According to the WHO, there are currently about 105 million people with glaucoma in the world. The high prevalence, the constant increase in the number of patients, the difficulty of early detection, the complexity of treatment and observation, the high level of disability and the negative impact on the quality of life of patients due to low vision or blindness make glaucoma one of the most important medical and social tasks of modern society and ophthalmological service. The ongoing ophthalmological examinations do not allow assessing the quality of life of glaucoma patients - their ability to visually orient themselves in the environment and perform various types of daily activities related to vision, as well as satisfaction with the quality of vision. The study of the quality of life in patients with glaucoma can provide information on the dynamics of the disease, will allow monitoring the effectiveness and tolerability of the treatment, the development of possible complications.
Objective: is to present a review of the literature data on the quality of life of patients with glaucoma.
Search strategy: The publications search strategy included the search for literature sources on the research topic indexed in the databases of the electronic library e-Library, Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar. To compile the review, publications from 2000 to 2021 were studied), the original language is English and Russian. A total of 153 publications were analyzed, 65 articles of which corresponded to the purpose of the study.
Results: According to the results of our study, numerous publications show that in patients diagnosed with glaucoma, the quality of life may deteriorate for many reasons: loss of vision; the complexity of everyday treatment; side effects and cost of treatment; and anxiety, anxiety, and fear associated with a diagnosis of a chronic disease that threatens vision and can compromise the patient's daily activities such as reading, driving, walking, estimating distances, and observing objects approaching from the side. Considering glaucoma as a severe chronic disease leading to an irreversible progressive decrease in visual function and blindness, the importance of the subjective component of the patient's condition based on his survey should be noted. This is due to the fact that vision not only provides orientation in space, but also significantly affects the social and emotional well-being of a person. Therefore, impaired visual function in patients with glaucoma has a negative impact on all indicators of quality of life.
Conclusions: Early detection of glaucoma is vital in clinical management to preserve visual function and quality of life. Patients with early glaucoma often go undiagnosed until progression to advanced stages. This review emphasizes the importance of timely diagnosis of glaucoma for maintaining the quality of life in patients with the problem under study.
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Taushanova M.K., Yermukhanova L.S., Baisugurova V.Y., Borshchuk E.L., Tazhbenova S.T., Abdikadirova I.T. A non-systematic review of the quality of life research in patients with glaucoma // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2022, (Vol.24) 2, pp. 123-131. doi 10.34689/SH.2022.24.2.015Похожие публикации:
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