TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver Burden in Primary Congenital Glaucoma
AU - Kantipuly, Aditi
AU - Pillai, Manju R.
AU - Shroff, Sujani
AU - Khatiwala, Rakhee
AU - Raman, Ganesh V.
AU - Krishnadas, S. R.
AU - Lee Robin, Alan
AU - Ehrlich, Joshua R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors associated with variation in the quality of life (QOL) in caregivers of children with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in south India. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Caregivers of children younger than 18 with diagnosed PCG were prospectively enrolled at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai and Coimbatore, India. Participants completed 2 questionnaires, the PHQ-9 (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire) and the CarCGQoL (Caregivers Congenital Glaucoma QOL Questionnaire). Clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic data were obtained for each child-caregiver dyad. Rasch-calibrated scores were calculated for patient-reported outcome measures. Spearman correlation and linear regression were used to analyze data to determine associations with caregiver QOL. Results: There were 70 caregivers (mean age 32.1, 77.1% female) of 70 children with PCG (mean age 7.7, 37.1% female) included in the study. In univariate and multivariable analyses, child's age (β = −0.04; 95% confidence interval, −0.08 to −0.01) and duration of disease (β = − 0.03; 95% confidence interval, −0.07 to −0.01) were the only factors associated with CarCGQoL. Survey items related to anger, self-confidence, irritability, appetite, and interest in leisure activities had the lowest scores. There was a negative correlation between CarCGQoL and PHQ-9 scores (r = −0.66, P <.01), indicating that worse caregiver QOL was significantly correlated with more depressive symptoms. Conclusion: This study identified traits associated with QOL decline, as well as the QOL issues most likely to affect caregivers of children with PCG in south India. Findings from this study may be important for designing interventions to improve caregivers' QOL, thereby maximizing their ability to care for children with PCG.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors associated with variation in the quality of life (QOL) in caregivers of children with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in south India. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Caregivers of children younger than 18 with diagnosed PCG were prospectively enrolled at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai and Coimbatore, India. Participants completed 2 questionnaires, the PHQ-9 (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire) and the CarCGQoL (Caregivers Congenital Glaucoma QOL Questionnaire). Clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic data were obtained for each child-caregiver dyad. Rasch-calibrated scores were calculated for patient-reported outcome measures. Spearman correlation and linear regression were used to analyze data to determine associations with caregiver QOL. Results: There were 70 caregivers (mean age 32.1, 77.1% female) of 70 children with PCG (mean age 7.7, 37.1% female) included in the study. In univariate and multivariable analyses, child's age (β = −0.04; 95% confidence interval, −0.08 to −0.01) and duration of disease (β = − 0.03; 95% confidence interval, −0.07 to −0.01) were the only factors associated with CarCGQoL. Survey items related to anger, self-confidence, irritability, appetite, and interest in leisure activities had the lowest scores. There was a negative correlation between CarCGQoL and PHQ-9 scores (r = −0.66, P <.01), indicating that worse caregiver QOL was significantly correlated with more depressive symptoms. Conclusion: This study identified traits associated with QOL decline, as well as the QOL issues most likely to affect caregivers of children with PCG in south India. Findings from this study may be important for designing interventions to improve caregivers' QOL, thereby maximizing their ability to care for children with PCG.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.05.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 31082348
AN - SCOPUS:85068513114
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 205
SP - 106
EP - 114
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
ER -