title: Functional health status of patients at initial visit in primary eye clinic assessed using the Japanese versions of the COOP charts.
abstract: Patient health status was evaluated using Japanese versions of COOP charts. The subconjunctival hemorrhage group scored 3.6 in overall health and 3.7 in change in health. The painful outer eye disease group scored higher than 3.0 in feeling, pain, change in health, and quality of life. The seeing floaters group scored higher than 3.0 in feeling, overall health, change in health, and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Toyama Saiseikai Hospital and Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. ophthal@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires