Reduced health-related quality of life among Japanese college students with visual impairment.
Reduced health-related quality of life among Japanese college students with visual impairment.
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日本大学生的视觉障碍中与健康相关的生活质量降低。
DOI：
10.1186/s13030-015-0045-1
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Masaki I
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作者：
Masaki I
虽然以前的研究已经表明视力障碍对健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）的不利影响，但它们主要是在视力障碍的老年人中进行的。本研究旨在探讨视觉障碍青年大学生的健康相关生活质量是否受损，以及健康相关生活质量与其他因素的关系。据推测，视力障碍的影响不足以降低HRQOL的年轻人，因为他们更好的身体素质和更灵活的心态。对21名不同程度视力障碍的大学生（平均年龄25岁）进行SF-36健康状况调查和日常体力活动问卷调查。受试者根据视力损害的类型进行分组：失明（n = 11）或严重受损（n = 10）。此外，还评估了握力和单腿站立平衡。SF-36评分无组间差异。然而，与日本一般标准（50.0 ± 10.0）相比，盲法组的活力评分较低（41.9 ± 7.2，p = 0.004），重度受损组的身体功能评分较高（55.3 ± 2.4，p = 0.001）。此外，发现站立平衡（足部压力中心的变异性）与SF-36的身体健康总评评分呈负相关（r2 = 0.35，p = 0.005）。这些研究结果表明，即使在年轻人中，严重的视力障碍也会导致HRQOL的某些组成部分下降。
Although previous studies have shown detrimental effects of visual impairment on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), they were primarily conducted on elderly individuals with visual impairment. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate if HRQOL is impaired in young college students with visual impairment and to explore the relationships between HRQOL and other factors. It was hypothesized that visual impairment is not influential enough to lower the HRQOL of young people due to their better physical fitness and more flexible mentality. A total of 21 college students (mean age = 25 years old) with varying degrees of visual impairment completed the short form (SF)-36 health survey and questionnaires on daily physical activities. Subjects were grouped depending on the type of visual impairment: blind (n = 11) or severely impaired (n = 10). In addition, grip strength and single-leg standing balance were assessed. No between-group differences were found in the SF-36 scores. However, compared to the general Japanese standards (50.0 ± 10.0), the Vitality scores of the blind group were lower (41.9 ± 7.2, p = 0.004) and the Physical Function scores of the severely impaired group were higher (55.3 ± 2.4, p = 0.001). In addition, a negative correlation was found between standing balance (variability of foot center of pressure) and the Physical Component Summary score of the SF-36 (r2 = 0.35, p = 0.005). These findings suggest that even among young people severe visual impairment leads to reductions in some components of HRQOL.