Psychometric properties of the National Eye Institute–Refractive Error Quality of Life instrument

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 110; no. 12; pp. 2292 - 2301
• Main Authors: Hays, Ron D, Mangione, Carol M, Ellwein, Leon, Lindblad, Anne S, Spritzer, Karen L, McDonnell, Peter J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Chromosome aberrations; Contact Lenses; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eyeglasses; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; Medical genetics; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Ophthalmology; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Refractive Errors - therapy; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Vision disorders; Visual Acuity; United States; Human; Eye disease; Vision disorder; Refractive error; Psychometrics; Ophthalmology; Properties; Quality of life

To estimate the psychometric properties of a vision-targeted measure of health-related quality of life, the National Eye Institute–Refractive Error Quality of Life survey (NEI-RQL), which includes 13 scales designed to assess the impact of refractive error and its correction on day-to-day life. Cros...