@article{ref1,
title="The association between visual field defect severity and fear of falling in primary open-angle glaucoma",
journal="Investigative ophthalmology and visual science",
year="2013",
author="Yuki, Kenya and Tanabe, Sachiko and Kouyama, Keisuke and Fukagawa, Kazumi and Uchino, Miki and Shimoyama, Masaru and Ozeki, Naoki and Shiba, Daisuke and Ozawa, Yoko and Abe, Takayuki and Tsubota, Kazuo",
volume="54",
number="12",
pages="7739-7745",
abstract="[Purpose] To determine if glaucomatous visual field defect severity is associated with fear of falling. [Methods] This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 387 consecutive subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) were enrolled in this study along with 293 ocular disease-free control subjects, who were screened at the same institutions. We defined mild POAG as mean deviation (MD) of -6 dB or better, moderate POAG as MD of -6 to -12 dB, and severe POAG as MD of -12 dB or worse in the better eye. All participants were requested to answer a questionnaire on fear of falling. Associations between POAG severity and the prevalence of fear of falling were evaluated with the Cochran-Armitage trend test. Multivariable factors including age-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for the prevalence of fear of falling and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were evaluated with logistic regression models. [Results] The prevalence of fear of falling was 35/293 (11.9%) in the control group, 38/313 (12.1%) in the mild POAG group, 12/48 (25.0%) in the moderate POAG group, and 6/26 (23.1%) in the severe POAG group, and the trend was statistically significant (P=0.028 Cochran-Armitage trend test). The adjusted ORs for prevalence in the mild, moderate, and severe POAG groups compared with that in the control group were 1.44 (95% CI: 0.83 to 2.51), 2.33 (95% CI: 1.00 to 5.44) and 4.06 (95% CI: 1.39 to 11.90), respectively. [Conclusions] Among patients with POAG, the severity of visual field defects is associated with fear of falling.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-0404",
doi="10.1167/iovs.13-12079",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-12079"
}