Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study
Purpose. To evaluate effects of corneal transplantation on the health-related quality of life and patients’ satisfaction. Methods. Patients scheduled for elective penetrating or anterior lamellar keratoplasty completed by telephone interview the SF-12 Health Survey, before and one year after surgery...
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| author | Adriano Fasolo Cristina Capuzzo Michela Fornea Anna Chiara Frigo Cristina Monterosso Alfonso Zampini Antonio Avarello Alessandro Galan Sandro Sbordone Adele Elisabetta Ragucci Claudio Gorla Francesco Grigoletto Diego Ponzin |
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| description | Purpose. To evaluate effects of corneal transplantation on the health-related quality of life and patients’ satisfaction. Methods. Patients scheduled for elective penetrating or anterior lamellar keratoplasty completed by telephone interview the SF-12 Health Survey, before and one year after surgery, and a 6-item questionnaire on the satisfaction for graft outcomes. Results. The two questionnaires were answered by 1,223 patients. Transplantation did not influence the PCS-12 in males (ES=−0.01) and had a negative effect in females (ES=−0.18). Both sexes improved their MCS-12 (ES=0.18 and 0.23, resp.). The majority of patients (83.1%) were satisfied by the outcome of the graft. Conclusions. This is the first report on the use of the SF-12 and one of the few that assess quality of life in patients after corneal transplantation. We showed that grafting improves patients' health-related quality of life results of patients, influencing mental health (i.e., psychological attitude, social interaction, and emotions) with minor effects on physical health (limitation, pain, and vitality). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fc66636ddb4d48eea3a1ba211d3d75d62025-02-03T05:59:20ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582012-01-01201210.1155/2012/230641230641Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological StudyAdriano Fasolo0Cristina Capuzzo1Michela Fornea2Anna Chiara Frigo3Cristina Monterosso4Alfonso Zampini5Antonio Avarello6Alessandro Galan7Sandro Sbordone8Adele Elisabetta Ragucci9Claudio Gorla10Francesco Grigoletto11Diego Ponzin12Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Università degli Studi di Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Università degli Studi di Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Università degli Studi di Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyU.O. Oculistica, Ospedale dell’Angelo, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, ItalyU.O. Oculistica, Ospedale dell’Angelo, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, ItalyU.O. Oculistica, Ospedale S. Antonio, 35127 Padova, ItalyU.O. Oculistica, Ospedale S. Antonio, 35127 Padova, ItalyClinica Oculistica, Policlinico Federico II, 80131 Napoli, ItalyClinica Oculistica, Policlinico Federico II, 80131 Napoli, ItalyU.O. Oculistica, Ospedale Ca’ Foncello, 31100 Treviso, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Università degli Studi di Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyFondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, ItalyPurpose. To evaluate effects of corneal transplantation on the health-related quality of life and patients’ satisfaction. Methods. Patients scheduled for elective penetrating or anterior lamellar keratoplasty completed by telephone interview the SF-12 Health Survey, before and one year after surgery, and a 6-item questionnaire on the satisfaction for graft outcomes. Results. The two questionnaires were answered by 1,223 patients. Transplantation did not influence the PCS-12 in males (ES=−0.01) and had a negative effect in females (ES=−0.18). Both sexes improved their MCS-12 (ES=0.18 and 0.23, resp.). The majority of patients (83.1%) were satisfied by the outcome of the graft. Conclusions. This is the first report on the use of the SF-12 and one of the few that assess quality of life in patients after corneal transplantation. We showed that grafting improves patients' health-related quality of life results of patients, influencing mental health (i.e., psychological attitude, social interaction, and emotions) with minor effects on physical health (limitation, pain, and vitality).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/230641 |
| spellingShingle | Adriano Fasolo Cristina Capuzzo Michela Fornea Anna Chiara Frigo Cristina Monterosso Alfonso Zampini Antonio Avarello Alessandro Galan Sandro Sbordone Adele Elisabetta Ragucci Claudio Gorla Francesco Grigoletto Diego Ponzin Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study |
| title_full | Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study |
| title_fullStr | Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study |
| title_short | Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study |
| title_sort | health status and patient satisfaction after corneal graft results from the corneal transplant epidemiological study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/230641 |
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