시력과 삶의 질: 제4기 국민건강영양조사자료

• 영문명: Visual Acuity and Quality of Life: KNHANES IV
• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: 임형택 이동민 정은지,Tyler Hyung Taek Rim, MD, Dong Min Lee, MD, Eun Jee Chung, MD
• 간행물 정보: 『대한안과학회지』Ophthalmological Society,volume54,number1, 46~52쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 역사학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.01.15

영문 초록

Purpose: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (QOL) in Koreans according to visual acuity. Methods: The fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV) is a nationwide survey. The present study included 11,022 Koreans who completed the KNHANES IV. The relation of visual acuity and QOL was verified, and EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D) was identified using the adjusted mean based on linear regression analysis. Results: As visual acuity decreased, QOL decreased. QOL in mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort were affected by the vision gradient, while self-care and anxiety/depression were less influenced by the vision gradient. In particular, QOL in usual activities was significantly affected by the visual gradient. Subjects with a visual acuity of 1.6-3.0 were less likely to have a low QOL in usual activities compared to subjects with a visual acuity of 0.0-0.5 as a reference group (adjusted Odds Ratio = 23.6, 95% CI, 4.8-115.5). QOL in usual activities was statistically low in subjects older than 65 years of age, with low household monthly income, low education, and living without a spouse. Conclusions: As visual acuity decreased, QOL in the aspect of mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort decreased severely, which resulted from activity limitation. Considering that the risk group with increasing age, low income, low education, and living without a spouse had lower QOL, the most important is to increase activity, which can induce the improvement of QOL in Koreans who have low visual acuity and related risk factors is.

키워드

EuroQoL 5D, KNHANES IV, Quality of life, Socio-demographic factors, Visual acuity