AIM:To discuss the relationships between quality of life and self efficacy and health status in adults with blindness and low vision, and to provide reference for improving the quality of life.

METHODS:One hundred and twenty-two cases of adults with blindness and low vision registered in rehabilitation center of Department of Ophthalmology in our hospital from Jan. 2011 to Nov. 2014 were selected as the study group, and another sixty cases of healthy volunteers for physical examination during the same period in our hospital were selected as the control group. The self-efficacy scale, health status scale and quality of life core scale were used to carry out questionnaire survey, then the relationships between quality of life and self efficacy and health status in adults with blindness and low vision, and to provide reference for improving the quality of life were analyzed by Pearson liner correlation analysis method.

RESULTS: The health status, quality of life and self efficacy scores in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). The physiological health in the health status was positively correlated with each dimension of quality of life(r=0.351, 0.541, 0.412, 0.425, all P<0.05). The general health status was positively correlated with the regulating ability in the quality of life(r=0.587, P<0.05). The social health and mental health were positively correlated with the reading and fine work and daily life ability in the quality of life(r=0.412, 0.357, 0.365, 0.452, all P<0.05). The self-efficacy was positively correlated with each dimension of quality of life(r=0.387, 0.415, 0.451, 0.361, all P<0.05).

CONCLUSION:The quality of life of patients with blindness and low vision is correlated with the self-efficacy and health status, and it should be improved the health status of the patients in the treatment process, enhanced self-efficacy, in order to improve their quality of life.