Survey and analysis of the activities of daily living in primary angle-closure glaucoma patients

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the activities of daily living (ADL) and investigate its influential factor in primary angle -closure glaucoma patients. Methods One hundred primary angle -closure glaucoma patients (acute phase) diagnosed definitely from April to October 2014 were collected. The status of sex, gender, education, income were recorded. Barthel Index (BI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15) were respectively used to assess the ADL,anxiety and depression symptoms and visual quality of life in primary angle -closure glaucoma patients. At the same time the factors affecting ADL of primary angle-closure glaucoma were analyzed. Results There were no dysfunction in 12 patients, 46 patients with mild dysfunction, 32 patients with moderate dysfunction and 10% (10/100) patients with severe dysfunction. BI was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression score,GQL-15 results and disease course (r=-0.819--0.395,P 0.05). Conclusions ADL of primary angle-closure glaucoma patients has varying degrees of dysfunction, and disease course, average monthly income, anxiety, depression and visual quality of life are closely related with it. Key words: Glaucoma, angle-closure; Depression; Anxiety; Quality of life; Barthel index