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

Y. Yordanov

doi:10.31618/ESSA.2782-1994.2021.2.76.203

Автор(и)

Y. Yordanov Аsen Zlatarov University of Burgas

DOI:

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

Ключові слова:

quality of life, patients, glaucoma

Анотація

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

Біографія автора

Y. Yordanov , Аsen Zlatarov University of Burgas

Doctor of medicine, assistant

Посилання

Division of Mental Health and Prevention of

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