Driving Habits and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Age-Related Maculopathy
作者:
DAWN DECARLO,
KAY SCILLEY,
JENNIFER WELLS,
CYNTHIA OWSLEY,
期刊:
Optometry and Vision Science
(OVID Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 80,
issue 3
页码: 207-213
ISSN:1040-5488
年代: 2003
出版商: OVID
关键词: driving;vision impairment;low vision;age-related maculopathy;quality of life;life space
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Purpose.To characterize the driving habits of persons with age-related maculopathy who present to a low-vision rehabilitation clinic and to examine how driving status relates to vision-specific health-related quality of life.Methods.The Driving Habits Questionnaire, the National Eye Institute Vision Function Questionnaire-25, and the Life Space Questionnaire were administered via telephone interview to 126 patients with age-related maculopathy who presented to a low-vision clinic during the previous year and were either past or current drivers.Results.Twenty-four percent of the sample reported being a current driver. Compared with those who stopped driving, current drivers were more likely to be male, younger, have better visual acuity and higher National Eye Institute Vision Function Questionnaire-25 scores. Drivers reported driving an average of 4 days and 10 miles per week. Over 50% of drivers reported that because of their vision, they had difficulty with or did not drive at all in rain, at night, on freeways or interstate highways, in heavy traffic areas, or during rush hour. Drivers and nondrivers did not differ in their life space, the spatial extent of their excursions into their environment.Conclusion.Some individuals who present to a low-vision clinic with age-related maculopathy do drive, although their driving exposure is low and they report avoiding challenging on-road situations. Driving status in age-related maculopathy appears to be related to better eye visual acuity and vision-specific health-related quality of life.
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