Background: Non-infectious uveitis (NIU) leads to severe visual impairment, potentially impacting on health-related quality of life (QoL). Objectives: To investigate the impact of NIU on QoL. Methods: Eighty NIU patients and 23 healthy controls completed the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF)-36. The SF-36 values were statistically analyzed to evaluate differences between patients and healthy controls and to identify correlations between SF-36 subscores and clinical/ demographic data. Results: NIU patients showed a decrease in the physical component summary score (P < 0.0001) compared to healthy controls, while no difference was highlighted in the mental component summary score (P = 0.97). NIU patients showed a decrease in physical functioning (P = 0.008), role-physical (P = 0.003), bodily pain (P = 0.0001), general health (P < 0.0001), and social functioning (P = 0.01). Physical functioning was lower in patients with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) than in those with panuveitis (P = 0.003). No differences were found between patients with bilateral or unilateral NIU, isolated NIU, or NIU associated with systemic diseases and with or without ocular activity. No correlations were identified between best-corrected visual acuity and SF-36 subscores. Physical functioning (P = 0.02), bodily pain (P = 0.004), and social functioning (P = 0.02) were reduced in males versus females. Conclusions: QoL is impaired in individuals with NIU, particularly in the physical domains, general health, and social functioning. AAU affects physical functioning more than panuveitis. NIU seems to affect per se QoL disregarding inflammatory activity, visual impairment, and presence of associated systemic diseases.

Fabiani, C., Vitale, A., Orlando, I., Capozzoli, M., Fusco, F., Rana, F., et al. (2017). Impact of Uveitis on Quality of Life: A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Referral Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Center in Italy. ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, 19(8), 478-483.

Impact of Uveitis on Quality of Life: A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Referral Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Center in Italy

Vitale, Antonio;Capozzoli, Marco;Fusco, Fiorella;Rana, Francesco;Franceschini, Rossella;Sota, Jurgen;Frediani, Bruno;Galeazzi, Mauro;Marco Tosi, Gian;Cantarini, Luca
2017-01-01

Abstract

Background: Non-infectious uveitis (NIU) leads to severe visual impairment, potentially impacting on health-related quality of life (QoL). Objectives: To investigate the impact of NIU on QoL. Methods: Eighty NIU patients and 23 healthy controls completed the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF)-36. The SF-36 values were statistically analyzed to evaluate differences between patients and healthy controls and to identify correlations between SF-36 subscores and clinical/ demographic data. Results: NIU patients showed a decrease in the physical component summary score (P < 0.0001) compared to healthy controls, while no difference was highlighted in the mental component summary score (P = 0.97). NIU patients showed a decrease in physical functioning (P = 0.008), role-physical (P = 0.003), bodily pain (P = 0.0001), general health (P < 0.0001), and social functioning (P = 0.01). Physical functioning was lower in patients with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) than in those with panuveitis (P = 0.003). No differences were found between patients with bilateral or unilateral NIU, isolated NIU, or NIU associated with systemic diseases and with or without ocular activity. No correlations were identified between best-corrected visual acuity and SF-36 subscores. Physical functioning (P = 0.02), bodily pain (P = 0.004), and social functioning (P = 0.02) were reduced in males versus females. Conclusions: QoL is impaired in individuals with NIU, particularly in the physical domains, general health, and social functioning. AAU affects physical functioning more than panuveitis. NIU seems to affect per se QoL disregarding inflammatory activity, visual impairment, and presence of associated systemic diseases.
2017
Fabiani, C., Vitale, A., Orlando, I., Capozzoli, M., Fusco, F., Rana, F., et al. (2017). Impact of Uveitis on Quality of Life: A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Referral Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Center in Italy. ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, 19(8), 478-483.
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