Self‐reported visual dysfunction in Parkinson disease: the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Visual dysfunction is a non-motor symptom of Parkinson disease (PD), but its prevalence is unknown as population-based data on the epidemiology of visual symptoms in PD are lacking. The objective was to determine the prevalence of visual dysfunction in PD. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analysis of data from adults ≥50 years old in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a multinational population-based health survey of adults living in one of 27 European countries and Israel. PD diagnosis was self-reported. Impairment in overall, distance or near eyesight was defined as a score of 4 or 5 on a 1-5 scale. Adjusted logistic regression was used to determine the association between PD and self-reported vision. RESULTS: There were 115 240 age-eligible participants in the SHARE study (mean age 64.3 years, 54% female), of whom 1438 (1.25%) reported a diagnosis of PD. In adjusted logistic regression models, PD was associated with increased odds of impaired overall [odds ratio (OR) 2.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.91-3.72], distance (OR 2.55, 95% CI 2.04-3.19) and near (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.69-2.55) eyesight. Individuals with PD were also less likely to report having an eye examination within the previous 2 years (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.38-0.92), but this did not remain statistically significant after adjusting for confounders (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.47-1.24). CONCLUSIONS: Visual dysfunction is significantly more common in PD than in the general adult population. Visual symptoms are a potentially under-recognized and under-treated source of reduced quality of life in PD patients that require further attention and study.
Source: European Journal of Neurology
DOI: 10.1111/ene.14092
Authors: A. G. Hamedani, A. W. Willis
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Multinational Advancement of Research Infrastructures on Ageing, G1142550147, G1428006373, G1565542540, G1708035608, G1750703574, Mega Meta Data Set of the Health and Retirement Surveys Around the World, G24207250, G2881429984, G323020161, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC STATUS IN OLDER POPULATIONS, Archiving & Creating User Friendly Data: the Longitudinal Aging Survey in India, Upgrading the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe – preparatory phase, G4607009072, G4847675667, Impact of Anticholinergic and Dopamine Receptor Blocking Drug Exposure on Parkinson Disease Trajectory and Outcomes, G5598780198, G751768989, DEVELOPING AN ISRAELI VERSION OF THE HRS/SHARE PROJECT, G7619145360, Longitudinal Enhancement and Access imProvement of the SHARE infrastructure, RAND Center for the Study of Aging, Neurologic Clinical Epidemiology Training Program, Understanding and Improving Healthcare Decision-Making and Outcomes for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Health and Retirement Study: Yrs 35-40, Integrating Information about Aging Surveys: Novel Integration of Contextual Data to Study Late-Life Cognition and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia and Dementia Care, G93458789
OpenAlex ID: W2977811293