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Anti-VEGF treatment of patients with diabetic macular edema: Studies of visual acuity, macular edema and patient-reported outcomes
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Caring Science/Nursing. Uppsala universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7721-8794
2016 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate visual acuity, macular edema and patientreported outcomes (PRO) following anti-VEGF treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) patients in a real-world setting. Using a longitudinal study design, a cohort of DME patients was followed from baseline to 1 year after treatment start. Data were collected from two eye clinics at two county hospitals. Social background characteristics, medical data and PRO were measured before treatment initiation, at four month and after 1 year. A total of 57 patients completed the study. Mean age was 69 years and the sample was equally distributed regarding sex. At baseline, the patients described their general health as low. One year after treatment initiation, 30 patients had improved visual acuity and 27 patients had no improvement in visual acuity. The patients whose visual acuity improved reported an improvement in several subscales in patient-reported outcome measures (PROM), which was in contrast to the group that experienced a decline in visual acuity, where there was no improvement in PROM. Outcomes from the study can be useful for developing and providing relevant information and support to patients undergoing this treatment.

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Uppsala: Uppsala universitet, 2016. , p. 38
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Endocrinology and Diabetes
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Health and Welfare
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-22715OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-22715DiVA, id: diva2:953632
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Available from: 2016-08-18 Created: 2016-08-18 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved
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1. Visual functioning and health-related quality of life in diabetic patients about to undergo anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for sight-threatening macular edema
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2015 (English)In: Journal of diabetes and its complications, ISSN 1056-8727, E-ISSN 1873-460X, Vol. 29, no 8, p. 1183-1190Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose

To examine patient-reported outcome (PRO) in a selected group of Swedish patients about to receive anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME).

Material and methods

In this cross-sectional study, 59 patients with diabetes mellitus, who regularly visited the outpatient eye-clinics, were included. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected and the patients completed PRO measures before starting anti-VEGF treatment. PRO measures assessed eye-specific outcomes (NEI-VFQ-25) and generic health-related quality of life (SF-36).

Results

The participants consisted of 30 men and 29 women (mean age, 68.5 years); 54 (92 %) patients had type 2 diabetes; Five (9%) patients had moderate or severe visual impairment; 28 (47 %) were classified as having mild visual impairment. Some of the patients reported overall problems in their daily lives, such as with social relationships, as well as problems with impaired sight as a result of reduced distance vision.

Conclusions

Further studies are needed to investigate PRO factors related to low perceived general health in this patient population. It is important to increase our understanding of such underlying mechanisms to promote improvements in the quality of patient care.

Keywords
Patient-reported measurements; health-related quality of life; visual function; diabetic macula edema; anti-VEGF treatment
National Category
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Health and Welfare
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urn:nbn:se:du-19091 (URN)10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.07.026 (DOI)000366884900036 ()26318959 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-84947611604 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2015-08-25 Created: 2015-08-25 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved

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