Methods to develop the eye-tem bank to measure ophthalmic quality of life

J Khadka; E Fenwick; E Lamoureux; K Pesudovs

Journal article

Methods to develop the eye-tem bank to measure ophthalmic quality of life

J Khadka, E Fenwick, E Lamoureux, K Pesudovs

Optometry and Vision Science | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000992

Abstract

Purpose There is an increasing demand for high-standard, comprehensive, and reliable patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments in all the disciplines of health care including in ophthalmology and optometry. Over the past two decades, a plethora of PRO instruments have been developed to assess the impact of eye diseases and their treatments. Despite this large number of instruments, significant shortcomings exist for the measurement of ophthalmic quality of life (QoL). Most PRO instruments are short-form instruments designed for clinical use, but this limits their content coverage often poorly targeting any study population other than that which they were developed for. Also, existing instru..

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Ecosse Lamoureux Author

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A SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF VISION-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE USING ITEM BANKING AND COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING (VISBANK)

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Funding Acknowledgements

NHMRC Grant (1031838). The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Christine McCloud in conducting focus groups and interviews with patients. Similarly, research assistants at Flinders University (Ms. Susan Aldous and Ms. Slavica Miskovich) and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne (Prue Spencer, Theona Nicolaou) also deserve appreciation for their involvement in this project.