Facectomy impact in the quality of life of elderly assisted in cataract care campaign

• Autor(a) principal: Santana, Tainara Sardeiro de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Ávila, Marcos Pereira de, Isaac, David Leonardo Cruvinel, Tobias, Gabriela Camargo, Paranaguá, Thatianny Tanferri de Brito
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• DOI: 10.5216/ree.v19.39498
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/39498
• topic: Cataract; Quality of Life; Visual Acuity; Phacoemulsification; Health Promotion; Cataract; Quality of Life; Visual Acuity; Phacoemulsification; Health Promotion; Catarata; Qualidade de Vida; Acuidade Visual; Facoemulsificação; Promoção da Saúde.; Catarata; Qualidade de Vida; Acuidade Visual; Facoemulsificação; Promoção da Saúde.

The objective was to improve the visual acuity (VA) before facectomy and at the 15th-day of the post-operative phase, and its impact on elderly quality of life. We developed a prospective study, with 156 patients submitted to facectomy in an ophthalmologic campaign. According to the Snellen table, the mean VA in logMAR at 15 days post-surgery improved from 1.23 to 0.57 for elderly (p=0.000). When comparing the quality of life means using the quality of life tool Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VQF-25), the subdomain general vision presented the highest difference between means before and after facectomy (from 29.65 to 89.87). The correlation analysis pointed that the VA improved general satisfaction for far activities, ocular pain, mental health, and dependency, resulting in a positive impact on elderly quality of life. We brought up indicators to guide a more individualized therapy.