%0 Journal Article
%T Quality of life in the Iranian Blind War Survivors in 2007: a cross-sectional study
%A Reza Amini
%A Hamid Haghani
%A Mehdi Masoumi
%J BMC International Health and Human Rights
%D 2010
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1472-698x-10-21
%X This was a cross-sectional study of a representative population of 250 war victims blind in both eyes at a 14-day recreational conference.Participants had a mean age of 43.20(SD8.34) and their composition was 96.5% male and 3.5% female with a mean SF-36 QOL score of 59.20(SD22.80). An increasing level of education among the participants correlated with a higher QOL score (p = 0.006). The QOL also has a significant correlation to number of injuries (p < 0.0001). High systolic and diastolic blood pressure, hearing loss, and tinnitus had negative individual correlations to QOL (p = 0.016, 0.016, 0.005, p < 0.0001). The male sexual disorders of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation both had significant correlations to QOL (p = 0.026, p < 0.0001). Hypercholesterolemia showed significant correlation to QOL (p = 0.021).As blind war survivors' age, they will present with a greater set of burdens despite their relatively better QOL in the physical component scale when compared with lower limb amputees. Risk factors of cardiovascular attack such as high blood pressure and hypercholesterolemia were present and need future interventions.Quality of life, blindness, SF36, healthArmed conflict has been established as a major trigger for multiple physical, mental, and social injuries in all environments. Visual impairment and blindness are common afflictions present in one or both eyes as a result of such conflicts. As one of the longest modern wars, the Iran-Iraq War is no exception to this phenomenon and has produced many survivors with these injuries [1].Health-related quality of life (HQOL) is a complex measurement that aggregates a range of variables that, as a whole, relate to individual's ability to lead a normal lifestyle. Assessing the relation between these vexatious variables and quality of life can help establish and run a more efficient and effective health system [2].Blindness has a direct effect on quality of life; though coping with this situation is signif
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