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- Title
Strabismus is more than a misalignment; a cross‐sectional pilot study of HRQOL in Finnish strabismic adults referred to a university hospital.
- Authors
Mason, Anna; Lindberg, Laura; Joronen, Katja; Koivisto, Anna‐Maija; Rantanen, Anja
- Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate associations between the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and demographic, self‐reported strabismus‐related and orthoptic status variables in Finnish strabismic adults. Methods: Participants (n = 137) of this study were adult patients who previously participated in the pilot study to translate and validate Adult Strabismus Questionnaire (AS‐20) into Finnish. For this study, the participants' orthoptic status were collected among the previously obtained self‐reported demographic and strabismus‐related data. The refined AS‐20 structure of 18 items and four subscales of self‐perception, interaction, reading function and general function was used. Low scores on AS‐20 indicate low HRQOL. The associations were evaluated with cross‐tabulation and nonparametric methods of Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: Interaction subscale scores were the highest of all subscale scores among the participants. Age had an association with HRQOL in self‐perception and the youngest participants had the lowest scores. Importantly, participants who did not experience diplopia suffered from lower self‐perception and interaction but reported higher scores on reading function and general function subscales compared to the participants who experienced diplopia. Exotropia with or without vertical strabismus were most common types among the participants. The education background was not associated with HRQOL. Conclusion: Impacts of strabismus are similar in Finnish strabismic adults compared to international studies. Healthcare professionals and decision‐makers should always consider the psychosocial impact of strabismus on patients without diplopia when making decisions on strabismus treatment and care processes.
- Subjects
STRABISMUS; UNIVERSITY hospitals; ADULTS; QUALITY of life; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
Acta Ophthalmologica (1755375X), 2024, Vol 102, Issue 4, p428
- ISSN
1755-375X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aos.15813