Lower visual acuity predicts worse utility values among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: We estimated the quality of life impact of vision loss in a community-based population with diabetes.Design and Methods: We randomly surveyed 4,000 members of a large health maintenance organization with type 2 diabetes to assess quality of life using the EQ-5D instrument. Visual acuity w...

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Published in:Quality of Life Research Vol. 17; no. 10; pp. 1277 - 1285
Main Authors: Smith DH, Johnson ES, Russell A, Hazlehurst B, Muraki C, Nichols GA, Oglesby A, Betz-Brown J, Smith, David H, Johnson, Eric S, Russell, Allen, Hazlehurst, Brian, Muraki, Cecilia, Nichols, Gregory A, Oglesby, Allen, Betz-Brown, Jonathan
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2008
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