Quality of life, impaired vision and social role in people with diabetes: A multicenter observational study

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 873-877

  Trento, Marina ^a   Passera, Pietro ^a   Trevisan, Martina ^a   Schellino, Francesca ^a   Sitia, Elena ^a   Albani, Stefano ^a   Montanaro, Marcello ^a   Bandello, Francesco ^b   Scoccianti, Lucia ^c   Charrier, Lorena ^d   Cavallo, Franco ^d   Porta, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Institute of Ophthalmology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Quality of life; Vision related quality of life; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISTANT VISION ACTIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; NEAR VISION ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VISION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84890557361     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-013-0470-1     Document Type: Article

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