Soubrane, G., Cruess, A., Lotery, A., Pauleikhoff, D., Mones, J., Xu, X., Zlateva, G., Buggage, R., Conlon, J. and Goss, T.F. (2007) Burden and health care resource utilization in neovascular age-related macular degeneration - Findings of a multicountry study. Archives of Ophthalmology, 125 (9), 1249-1254.
Abstract
Objective: To describe the burden of bilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD) on patient-reported functioning and health resource utilization. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 401 patients with bilateral NV-AMD and 471 elderly control subjects without AMD was conducted in 5 countries. Subjects completed a telephone survey, including the National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire, the EuroQol instrument, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and history of falls, fractures, and health care resource utilization. Results: The mean age for patients with NV-AMD was 78.1 years, and 65% were women. The patients reported 45% worse vision-related functioning, 13% worse overall wellbeing, and 30% more anxiety and 42% more depression symptoms than controls after adjusting for covariates (all, P <. 001). The effect of NV-AMD was also observed as a doubled fall rate (16% vs 8% [P <. 001]) and a quadrupled need for assistance with daily activities (29% vs 7% [P <. 001]) in the patients compared with controls. Conclusions: The evidence of extensive decline in quality of life and increased need of daily living assistance for patients with NV-AMD compared with a control population substantiates the need for new treatments that prevent vision loss and progression to blindness
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