Table 2.
Vision-related quality of life assessed by the NEI VFQ-25a and depression screeningb results among patients with ocular inflammatory disease
| Overall | Depressed | Not Depressed | P-valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean composite score (range) | 79.7 (16, 100) | 63.6 (16, 98.1) | 85.6 (31.1, 100) | <.001 |
| Mean subscale scores (range) | ||||
| General health | 60.3 (0, 100) | 46.4 (0, 75) | 65.5 (0, 100) | <.001 |
| General vision | 72.8 (20, 100) | 65.2 (20, 100) | 75.5 (20, 100) | .03 |
| Ocular pain | 73.9 (0,100) | 60.3 (12.5, 100) | 78.9 (0, 100) | .002 |
| Near activities | 79.2 (16.7, | 61.6 (16.7, 100) | 85.6 (16.7, 100) | <.001 |
| Distance activities | 78.8 (8.3, 100) | 59.8 (8.3, 100) | 85.7 (33.3, 100) | <.001 |
| Social functioning | 89.9 (25, 100) | 76.3 (25, 100) | 94.9 (37.5, 100) | <.001 |
| Mental health | 70.8 (0, 100) | 44.0 (0, 93.8) | 80.7 (12.5, 100) | <.001 |
| Role difficulties | 74.2 (0, 100) | 50.9 (0, 100) | 82.7 (0, 100) | <.001 |
| Dependency | 84.9 (8.3, 100) | 66.4 (8,3, 100) | 91.8 (25, 100) | <.001 |
| Driving | 77.4 (0, 100) | 62.0 (0, 100) | 82.4 (0, 100) | .007 |
| Color vision | 94.9 (25, 100) | 91.7 (25, 100) | 96.1 (25, 100) | .24 |
| Peripheral vision | 81.3 (0, 100) | 66.1 (0, 100) | 86.8 (25, 100) | .002 |
a
National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire 25
b
Beck Depression Inventory II: patients in the depressed group scored >13 and patients in the not depressed group scored ≤13
c
Analyzed using a two-sided t-test at a confidence level of 95%