Prevalence and characteristics of ocular pain in non-infectious uveitis: a quality of life study

Prevalence and characteristics of ocular pain in non-infectious uveitis: a quality of life study

Background/aimTo survey the frequency, character, severity and impact of ocular pain on quality of life in adult patients with non-infectious uveitis (NIU).MethodsThis patient-requested cross-sectional survey study describes the results of three self-administered questionnaires (the National Eye Ins...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of ophthalmology 2018-08, Vol.102 (8), p.1160-1166
Hauptverfasser: Verhagen, Fleurieke H, Wijnhoven, Ralph, Ossewaarde-van Norel, Jeannette, ten Dam-van Loon, Ninette H, Kuiper, Jonas J W, Imhof, Saskia M, de Boer, Joke H
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Sprache:eng
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Chronic illnesses
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Laboratories
Mental depression
Mental health
Ophthalmology
Pain
Patients
Quality of life
Quantitative psychology
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Zusammenfassung:Background/aimTo survey the frequency, character, severity and impact of ocular pain on quality of life in adult patients with non-infectious uveitis (NIU).MethodsThis patient-requested cross-sectional survey study describes the results of three self-administered questionnaires (the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire, the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire Dutch Language Version) from 147 patients with NIUs from a university-based tertiary referral centre in Utrecht.ResultsThe mean Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ) Ocular Pain Score of all patients with NIU was 72 (±24), which is significantly lower than an ocular disease-free reference group (90±15, P
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311575