HEALTH BURDEN OF VISION PROBLEMS IN ASIA- A STUDY OF MALAYS AND INDIANS IN SINGAPORE
Author(s)
Wang X1, Ang M2, Chiang P3, Zheng Y3, Cheng CY4, Lamoureux E5, Wong TY2, Luo N11National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 2Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore, 3Duke - National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, 4National University of Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore, 5University of Melbourne, Australia, Australia
OBJECTIVES: To quantify the health burden associated with vision problems in Singaporean Malays and Indians, using the EQ-5D health index. METHODS: : The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES) and the Singapore Indian Eye Study (SINDI) were population-based studies of 3,259 Malays (mean age: 59 years; range: 40 to 80; male: 48.1%) and 3,397 Indians (mean age: 58 years; range: 43 to 84; male: 50.2%), respectively. Each participant was given a comprehensive eye assessment and answered the EQ-5D questions. The impact of presenting bilateral visual impairment and 5 major eye conditions (i.e. age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and refractive error) on the EQ-5D health index score was estimated using separate linear regression models. According to US definition, low vision is defined as 0.30
Conference/Value in Health Info
2012-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2012, Taipei, Taiwan
Value in Health, Vol. 15, No. 7 (November 2012)
Code
PSS8
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Sensory System Disorders