Browsing by Author "Morales, Cristobal"

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    Quality of Life in Chilean Transgender Children and Adolescents
    (KARGER, 2022) Mendoza, Carolina; Poggi, Helena; Flores, Monica; Morales, Cristobal; Martinez Aguayo, Alejandro
    Introduction: Transgender (TG) children and adolescents experience problems in school as well as with family and social relationships that can adversely affect their physical and psychosocial health and impair their quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in TG children. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study comparing HRQoL in gender non-conforming (Trans) and gender-conforming (CIS) children and adolescents using the Spanish version of KIDSCREEN-52 in 120 Chilean Trans and CIS children (aged 8-18 years) and their parents. All scores were standardized according to the KIDSCREEN manual. Results: Among the 100 questionnaires answered, 38 corresponded to children and adolescents aged 8.4-18 years. Twenty-one of them were TG (71% trans males) and 17 were CIS (76% females). Sixty-two parents answered the questionnaires: 33 from families of TG children (PTrans) and 29 from families of CIS children (PCis). Trans children had lower HRQoL scores in all domains than CIS children. The lowest-scoring domains for TG children were "Moods and Emotions," "Psychological Well-Being" and "Social Acceptance," and the highest-scoring domain was "School Environment." The PTrans group had significantly higher scores than the Trans group for 3 of the 10 domains: "Psychological Well-Being," "Moods and Emotions," and "Parent Relations and Home Life." Conclusion: Our results revealed that TG children and adolescents have lower QoL than their CIS counterparts, especially regarding items related to mental health. Furthermore, their parents may underestimate their well-being, confirming the vulnerability of the TG population. This finding underlies the need to perform early assessments of QoL for early detection and intervention in aspects that could deteriorate their quality of life.
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    Visual field progression in patients with severe glaucoma
    (2021) Maul, Eugenio J.; Kastner, Alan; Schmidt, Jimena; Tapia, Jaime A.; Morales, Cristobal; Maul, Eugenio A.
    Purpose To assess the cumulative risk of progression in glaucomatous eyes in the severe stage of disease. Methods This was a retrospective observational study. Patients that had severe damage in at least one eye, as defined by three criteria including a mean deviation of <= - 20 dB, were included. Glaucoma progression was defined as a loss of >= 2 dB in mean deviation confirmed in three consecutive visual field tests, or a persistent loss of two or more lines of vision-not attributable to non-glaucomatous causes-in three consecutive follow-up examinations. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess the cumulative incidence of progression of the first eye to reach endpoint in cases where both eyes were eligible. Results A total of 143 eyes from 119 patients, were studied over a mean period of 4.9 +/- 2.9 years. Baseline mean deviation was - 25.3 +/- 3.6 dB. Twenty-three eyes of 22 patients reached the progression endpoint: 14 eyes by visual field criteria and 9 by visual acuity criteria. The cumulative 5-year risk of progression estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis was 14.6% (95% confidence interval: 6.1-22.2%). Conclusions In severe glaucoma patients, we found a cumulative incidence of progression of 2.9% per year during the first 5 years of follow-up. Similar incidences have been reported in other studies of glaucoma at different stages of severity.