英文摘要 |
Purposes: To evaluate the impact of retinopathy on the quality of life of diabetic patients and its related factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with purposive sampling. The subjects of this study included diabetic patients who visited the ophthalmology clinic in a hospital from October 2017 to January 2018. Data were collected by the self-development structured questionnaire, Psychometrics of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36v2), and review of medical records. Statistical analysis methods included Student's t-test, chisquare test, and linear regression model. Results: A total of 263 valid questionnaires were collected, among which 115 respondents had diabetic retinopathy. Analyses of SF-36v2 revealed that the respondents with retinopathy displayed a lower quality of life scores than that of respondents without retinopathy. After controlling for the related variables, the binocular parallax was found to be a significant factor affecting the physiological quality of life, and there was no significant difference in the physiological quality of life between those with and without retinopathy; the psychological quality of life of patients with monocular retinopathy was significantly lower than that of patients without retinopathy. Conclusions: This study concluded that the quality of life scores of patients with retinopathy were generally lower than those without retinopathy; hence, diabetic patients should take appropriate measures to avoid retinopathy. |