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- Ekström, Curt, 1944-, et al.
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Association between Age-related Cataract and Mortality in Sweden : A Long-term Population-based Follow-up Study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Ophthalmic Epidemiology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0928-6586 .- 1744-5086. ; 28:4, s. 301-305
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose To assess the relationship of age-related cataract with all-cause mortality in a Swedish population. Methods Cox regression analyses were performed in a cohort of 746 residents 65-74 years of age, examined in a population survey in the rural district of Tierp, Sweden, 1984-86. To expand the sample size, 1,071 people were recruited by means of glaucoma case records established at the Eye Department in Tierp from 1978 to 2007. In this way, the cohort comprised 1,817 subjects, representing nearly 27,000 person-years at risk. The presence of cataract was determined based on retroillumination with lens opacities evident on slit-lamp examination. Information on deaths was obtained from the local population register. Results By the conclusion of the study in April 2020, 1,633 deaths had been reported. Of these cases, 694 were affected by lens opacities or had history of cataract surgery at baseline. In multivariate analysis, including cataract, age, sex, smoking habits, cancer, diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease, no association was found between cataract and mortality (hazard ratio 0.99; 95% confidence interval 0.90-1.10). Adjustment for participation in the population survey had no effect on the estimate. Conclusion In this long-term follow-up study of subjects 65-74-years-old in Sweden, cataract was not associated with all-cause mortality.
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- Lima Ramos, Pedro, et al.
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A review of capture-recapture methods and its possibilities in ophthalmology and vision sciences
- 2020
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Ingår i: Ophthalmic Epidemiology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0928-6586 .- 1744-5086. ; 27:4, s. 310-324
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Epidemiological information is expected to be used to develop key aspects of eye care such as to control and minimise the impact of diseases, to allocate resources, to monitor public health actions, to determine the best treatment options and to forecast the consequence of diseases in populations. Epidemiological studies are expected to provide information about the prevalence and/or incidence of eye diseases or conditions. To determine prevalence is necessary to perform a cross-sectional screening of the population at risk to ascertain the number of cases.The aim of this review is to describe and evaluate capture-recapture methods (or models) to ascertaining the number of individuals with a disease (e.g. diabetic retinopathy) or condition (e.g. vision impairment) in the population.The review covers the fundamental aspects of capture-recapture methods that would enable non-experts in epidemiology to use it in ophthalmic studies. The review provides information about theoretical aspects of the method with examples of studies in ophthalmology in which it has been used. We also provide a problem/solution approach for limitations arising from the lists obtained from registers or other reliable sources.We concluded that capture-recapture models can be considered reliable to estimate the total number of cases with eye conditions using incomplete information from registers. Accordingly, the method may be used to maintain updated epidemiological information about eye conditions helping to tackle the lack of surveillance information in many regions of the globe.
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- Marques, Ana Patricia, et al.
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Productivity Losses and Their Explanatory Factors Amongst People with Impaired Vision
- 2019
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Ingår i: Ophthalmic Epidemiology. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0928-6586 .- 1744-5086. ; 26:6, s. 378-392
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To estimate productivity losses amongst people with impaired vision in Portugal and to investigate explanatory factors associated with non-participation in the labour market.Methods: A total of 546 visually impaired individuals participated in face-to-face interviews. Participants were asked about their workforce participation to determine productivity (employment status questionnaire), their health-related quality of life – HRQoL (EQ-5D) and their visual acuity and visual ability (Activity Inventory). Productivity losses included absenteeism and reduction in workforce participation. Logistic regression was used to determine independent factors associated with participation in the labour market.Results: From the 546 participants, 50% were retired, 47% were of working age and 3% were students. The employment rate was 28%, and the unemployment rate was 21% for the working age sample. For those of working age, productivity losses were estimated at €1.51 million per year, mean of €5496 per participant. The largest contributor to productivity losses was reduced workforce participation, estimated from 159 early retired or unemployed participants. After controlling for visual acuity and ability, younger individuals, with more years of education, without comorbidities and high HRQoL had a higher probability of being employed.Conclusions: Our findings show a high unemployment rate and high productivity losses amongst people with impaired vision. The probability of being employed was associated with education, HRQoL and comorbidities. We speculate that promoting education and health through effective visual rehabilitation programs may help to increase participation in the labour market. These findings can inform decisions to intervene to reduce the burden of vision loss.
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- Westborg, Inger, et al.
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Risk factors for discontinuation of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
- 2018
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Ingår i: Ophthalmic Epidemiology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0928-6586 .- 1744-5086. ; 25:2, s. 176-182
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To investigate risk factors for treatment discontinuation for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).Methods: Data from the Swedish Macula Register and the Skane Healthcare Register are reported on the treatment received by 932 nAMD patients diagnosed 2013-2015. Treatment discontinuation is defined as having a termination visit or lacking a control or treatment visit during the period of 10-14months after the diagnostic visit. The risk of treatment discontinuation during the first year is estimated using a Poisson model and a classification tree.Results: 503 eyes (50.9%) discontinued the treatment within the first year. Patients with visual acuity below 60 ETDRS letters (20/60 Snellen) at baseline, serious comorbidities, or treated at the university hospital have a 42% (95% CI 25-61%, P<0.001), 27% (95% CI 13-43%, P=0.001) and 30% (95% CI 15-46%, P<0.001) increased risk to discontinue treatment compared with similar patients. Patients on ranibizumab therapy have a 45% (95% CI 28-63%, P<0.001) increased risk for treatment discontinuation during year 1 compared with patients on aflibercept therapy. The classification tree also shows that patients on ranibizumab therapy and those with low VA at baseline are at a higher risk of terminating treatment.Conclusions: Almost half of the patients starting anti-VEGF therapy discontinue treatment during the first year. Patients with risk factors may require additional support to continue with the treatment. Aflibercept therapy could be an alternative to patients at risk of treatment discontinuation.
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- Grbovic, Filip, et al.
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Assessing the Alignment of Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) with NANDA-I Taxonomy in Forensic Care Settings
- 2023
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Ingår i: Perspectives in psychiatric care. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0031-5990 .- 1744-6163.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose. To investigate the alignment of START with NANDA-I in forensic psychiatric care. Design. A quantitative design was chosen to compare the START instrument with the NANDA-I taxonomy and analyze their alignment. Each item of the START was attempted to be matched with potentially relevant NANDA-I diagnoses, and the matched diagnoses were extracted and presented. Findings. The study demonstrated a strong alignment between START coding and NANDA-I diagnoses, with 99% of the START diagnoses finding a match within NANDA-I. These results support the use of NANDA-I in forensic psychiatric care, which facilitate providing comprehensive care and avoiding sole focus on psychiatric problems. Practice Implications. It is recommended to use a structured nursing taxonomy, such as NANDA-I, in forensic psychiatric care.
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