Abstract:AIM:To provide the basis for the scientifically establishment of the health management model and the specifically therapy through investigation and analysis of the correlation between life quality and health in patients with low vision in Shayibake, Urumqi city.
METHODS: Bilateral low vision patients were recruited in 3 400 persons in twelve communities of Shayibake with the investigation of low vision and life quality by random sampling method. Then they were investigated with the questionnaire and eye examination.
RESULTS: The actual subjects were 3 091 cases, the diagnosis of low vision population wee 220 patients in which 200 cases completed the questionnaire(accounting for 6.47%). The main leading causes were cataract(92 patients, accounting for 46%), ocular fundus disease(37 patients, accounting for 18.5%), and glaucoma(28 patients, accounting for 14%). As the general health: the incidence of health patients(98 patients)was 49%, patients with hypertension(37 patients)was 18.5%, patients with diabetes(28 patients)was 14%, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases(25 patients)was 12.5%. In this study, there were statistical significance between the health group, hypertension group, diabetes group, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases group and the other groups with variance analysis(F=4.15, P=0.003). But there were no statistical significance among the other groups. Furthermore it was shown that the value of QOL of patients with low vision were age(F=9.81, P=0.000)and degree of education(F=28.43, P=0.000)with statistical significance. But nation(t=0.12, P=0.901)and gender(t=1.64, P=0.102)with no statistical significance.
CONCLUSION:The value of QOL of patients with low vision is declined significantly with the effect of age and and degree of education. While there are no significant difference among the health group and hypertension group, diabetes group, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases group.
