Quality of life and nursing service need in eldly low vision patients

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the quality of life of elderly patients with low vision and its nursing service demand, in order to improve the quality of life of elderly low vision group and provide theory basis. METHODS: A cross-sectional study method, in a tertiary hospital in Fuzhou city elderly patients with low vision 200 cases were as the research object, USES the Chinese version of quality of life scale(CLVQOL), low vision care service demand questionnaire investigation were taken. RESULTS: In elderly patients with low vision life quality score was 54.92±12.11, the nursing service demand score 30.34±8.93, medium and high demand was of 88%. Quality of life was negatively correlated with nursing service demand value(r=-0.266, PCONCLUSION: The quality of life of elderly patients with low vision was low, nursing service demand is high, especially on visual function recovery training of nursing service requirements. Aging brings important social problems in China, attaches great importance to the elderly care service demand, discussion with precise visual nursing care intervention in low vision group, it is necessary to improve the quality of life.

Keywords

• elderly
• low vision
• quality of life
• service need
• service need