Effects of visual impairment on quality of life in children aged 3-7 years
- Author:
Bonifacio Buño II
1
;
Andrea Kristina Monzon-Pajarillo
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Children’s visual function questionnaire
- MeSH: Vision Disorders; Quality of Life; Vision, Low
- From: Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology 2019;44(1):14-18
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective:The primary goal of this study was to determine the effect of visual impairment (VI) on the quality of
life (QoL) in children aged 3-7 years.
Methodology:This was a cross-sectional study involving 138 parents or caregivers of children aged 3-7 years from Pediatric Ophthalmology and General Ophthalmology Clinics of a tertiary government hospital. The Filipino version of the Children’s Visual Function Questionnaire (CVFQ3plus), an instrument that measures the impact of visual impairment on the QoL of children aged 3-7 years and their families, was used. It has 6 subscales: general health, general vision, competence, personality, family impact, and treatment. T-test was used to compare the total index QoL score and subscale scores between children with VI (n=69) and the control group (n=69). The multivariate regression model based on the total index QoL score in children with VI was used to assess the effect of other demographic factors.
Results:Children with VI had significantly lower total index QoL score (p=0.02), general vision (p=0.04), competence (p=0.00), and personality (p=0.02) subscale scores than the control group. The visual acuity of children with VI had a significant effect on the total index QoL score (p=0.04). Demographic factors like patient’s age and sex, and parental age, sex and educational attainment had no effect on total index QoL score.
Conclusion:Visual impairment has a negative effect on the quality of life of Filipino children aged 3-7 years as shown by the use of the CVFQ3plus. - Full text:PJO 016.pdf
