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Association of well-being index and cognitive impairment with primary open angle glaucoma patients of Malaysia: a case-control study
Soumendra Sahoo1, Thanigasalam Thevi2, Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe3.
The purpose of this study was to determine the association of well-being and cognitive
impairment with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients attending a tertiary care hospital
in Malaysia. Fifty-four individuals were recruited for study as cases were matched with 60
individuals as the control subjects, and data were collected using the WHO well-being index and
the validated 6-item cognitive impairment test dementia test. The results showed that there was
no significant association between gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and POAG. Patients
with POAG had significantly lower well-being index scores (mean 67.93) than the control group
(mean 81.60) with P-value < 0.001. Similarly, patients with POAG had a significantly higher score
of cognitive impairment (CIT test) (mean 6.15) compared to the control group (mean 0.40) with
P-value < 0.001. Consequently, POAG is likely to be associated with higher cognitive impairment
and lower well-being index.
Affiliation:
- Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia
- Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia
- Hospital Melaka, Malaysia
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