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. 2003 Jun;12(3):213-20.
doi: 10.1097/00061198-200306000-00006.

The Italian version of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: translation, validity, and reliability

Gemma Caterina Maria Rossi  1 , Giovanni Milano, Carmine Tinelli
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The Italian version of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: translation, validity, and reliability

Gemma Caterina Maria Rossi et al. J Glaucoma. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To test the Italian adaptation of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ 25) and to investigate its validity and reliability.

Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled nonhospitalized patients with 1 of 5 chronic eye diseases, and a reference sample of subjects without eye diseases. Eligible participants had to be cognitively able to respond to a health status interview and be affected by 1 of the following eye conditions: senile cataract, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cytomegalovirus retinitis or low vision. A control group was composed of subjects with no evidence of underlying eye diseases. The Italian self-administered versions of Medical Outcomes Study Short Form and of the NEI-VFQ 25 were administered to all participants. Reliability and validity of the Italian translation of the NEI-VFQ 25 were tested using statistical methods.

Results: Statistical analysis points out that the Italian version of the NEI-VFQ 25 has good validity, discriminatory power, internal consistency, and reliability.

Conclusions: This Italian version of the NEI-VFQ 25 shows psychometric properties comparable to those of the American version, and thus can be used in clinical research as a specific measure of quality of life in patients with chronic eye diseases.

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