VERIFICATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE STUDY OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GLAUCOMA IN THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE DISEASE

Authors

  • Y. Yordanov Аsen Zlatarov University of Burgas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31618/ESSA.2782-1994.2021.2.76.203

Keywords:

quality of life, patients, glaucoma

Abstract

Quality of life is defined as the perception of individuals of their position in life, in the context of the systems of culture and value in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. This is a comprehensive concept that affects in a complex way a person's physical health, psychological state, level of independence, social relations, personal beliefs and their relationships with the characteristics of their environment. The aim of the present study is to verify a questionnaire for the study of quality of life in patients with primary glaucoma in different stages of the disease

Author Biography

Y. Yordanov , Аsen Zlatarov University of Burgas

Doctor of medicine, assistant

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2022-01-27

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Vol. 2 No. 12(76) (2021)

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