Assessing the Quality of Life and Social Support in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Sponsor
- Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
- Enrollment
- 458
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of life of AMD patients
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life of AMD patients related to vision using the short version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25), patients' social support, and their relationship with demographic and clinical variables.
Detailed Description
Background and study aims. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent chronic progressive ocular disease. It has been shown in several studies that AMD affects the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life of AMD patients related to vision using the short version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25), patients' social support, and their relationship with demographic and clinical variables. Who can participate? Patients with AMD, who wish to participate, will be recruited. Patients will be recruited from three locations of the Kazakh Scientific - Research Institute of Eye Diseases in Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Shymkent. What does the study involve? The study involves collecting demographic data of the participants, collecting baseline visual testing data from medical records, filling out of the NEI-VFQ-25, and answering two yes/no questions related to the social support and reliability of social support. What are possible benefits and risks of participating? Assessment of quality of life and social support of the AMD patients is a first step of developing targeted psycho-social support programs for AMD patients. Where is the study run from? Patients will be recruited from three locations of the Kazakh Scientific - Research Institute of Eye Diseases in Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Shymkent. When is the study starting and how long it is expected to run for? Start date 03/02/2020. End date 27/08/2022. Who is funding the study? No funding for this study. Who is the main contact? Principal investigator: Inara Ismailova; +380 73 200 0688; i.ismayilova@gmail.com
Investigators
Ildar Fakhradiyev
Principal Investigator
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age-related macular degeneration; ability to speak and understand Russian and/or Kazakh language; willingness to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of glaucoma, cataracts of grade 2 or more according to the Lens Opacities Classification System (LOCS) III, and the presence of corneal opacities or any other retinal diseases
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of life of AMD patients
Time Frame: at the recruitment to the study
Vision related Quality of life (QOL) of AMD patients related to vision assessed by NEI-VFQ-25 total score at the recruitment. NEI-VFQ-25 has 38 questions with multiple choice answers, each rated 0,25, 50, 75 or 100. The overall score is measured as a mean of all answers
Secondary Outcomes
- Social Support(at the recruitment to the study)
- Relationship between QOL and social support(at the recruitment to the study)
- Reliability of Social Support(at the recruitment to the study)