To understand the vision functioning related quality of life in rural residents of Shanxi province, and explore its related factors.

By using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method, 237 rural residents from four township of Shanxi Province were conducted a questionnaire survey of vision functioning related quality of life. Using single factor and multiple factor regression model, the factors related to vision functioning related quality of life were explored.

There were effective survey of 223 people, including 65 males (29.10%) and 158 females (70.9%). The age of residents was (35.8±14.2) years old. As the three aspects of vision functioning related quality of life (general health and vision acuity, grades of activity disabilities, reflections of vision problems) scores were 70.87±17.19, 91.56±9.13, 85.20±19.73 respectively. The visual functioning of general health and visual acuity scores and ophthalmic use and ocular history was negatively correlated; grades of activity disabilities scores and family history and history of drug was negatively correlated; reflections of vision problems scores were negatively correlated with age, but positivley related with mental state.

Vision functioning related quality of life is related with multiple factors, including age, ophthalmic use, ocular history, medication history, family history of ocular disease, and state of mind can affect vision functioning related quality of life score.Health education need strengthen to the residents according to the actual situation.

Vision functioning; Quality of life; Factor analysis; Rural residents