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T1 Impact of COVID-19 confinement on quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration: a two-wave panel study
A1 Sanabria Ruiz Colmenares, María Rosa
A1 Calles Monar, Paola Stefanía
A1 Alonso Tarancón, Ana María
A1 Coco Martín, Rosa María
A1 Mayo Iscar, Agustín
K1 health-related quality of life; social support; surveys and questionnaires; age-related macular degeneration; neovascular; COVID-19
K1 3201.09 Oftalmología
AB ABSTRACT: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Intravitreal injections of antiangiogenic agents (anti-VEGF) can stop vision loss in the neovascular form of the disease (nAMD). The aim of this study was to assess the general healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of patients with nAMD treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections and to detesrmine to what extent their HRQoL was affected by COVID-19. This was an observational, analytical, and longitudinal study performed with a two-wave panel survey. Clinical outcomes, HRQoL, and tangible support were evaluated. In the final survey, changes in living conditions and medical visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic were also examined. Of the 102 patients initially interviewed in the before-COVID survey, 24 were lost after 30 months of follow-up. In the initial assessment, the mean health index was 0.73 0.2. The EQ VAS score worsened at the final survey (p = 0.048). Patients needing treatment in both eyes (p = 0.007) and with lower levels of bilateral visual acuity (p = 0.018) reported an increase in social support at the final survey. In conclusion, patients perceived a worsening in HRQoL after confinement. However, patients enjoyed good social support that improved in the after-COVID survey.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-20
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68988
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68988
LA eng
NO J Clin Med, 20 Mar 2023, vol. 12, n. 6, Article number: 2394, 15 páginas.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 01-ago-2024