Evaluation of the Thai, Low Vision Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (LVQOL).
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-41442
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Quality of life is an important measurement of medical outcome. The assessment questionnaire for low vision patients allows the services to be analysed, developed and improved.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Thai version of the Low Vision Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (LVQOL). MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
A cross sectional study was performed, and the content validity was examined by factor analysis and reliability assessed by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. 47 respondents participants were interviewed at the Department of Ophthalmology, Mettapracharak Eye Center.RESULTS:
The Thai version of the LVQOL achieved good levels of validity and reliability which the Cronbach's alpha coefficient equaled to 0.7224-0.9099 among 22 items.CONCLUSION:
The Thai version of the LVQOL can be used as an instrument to evaluate the low vision quality of life. It is useful in determining the effects of the low vision rehabilitation.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Tailândia
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Transtornos da Visão
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Atividades Cotidianas
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Baixa Visão
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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