Versão brasileira do questionário de função visual de 25 itens do questionário do National Eye Institute: tradução, confiabilidade e validação

Translated title of the contribution: The Brazilian version of the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: Translation, reliability and validity

Luciano Mesquita Simão, Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto, Carolina Reis Araújo, Marcos Aurélio Moreira, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

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Abstract

Purpose: To develop and investigate the reliability and validity of a Brazilian version of the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire. Methods: A Brazilian version of the questionnaire was developed and applied to patients with chronic eye diseases and healthy controls. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, intraclass correlation coefficient and interrater reliability coefficient. Participants were submitted to the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form- 36 Questionnaire. Validity was estimated by the correlation between the questionnaires and among the 12 subscales of the questionnaire, subscales scores and visual acuity, patients' and controls' subscales scores, and the factor analysis. Responsiveness of the questionnaire was assessed in a group of patients before and following cataract surgery. Results: Cronbach's alpha, intraclass correlation and interrater reliability coefficients were highly significant. Validity was well established in all tests. In patients who underwent cataract surgery, a better vision- related quality of life was observed following surgery. Conclusion: The Brazilian version of the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire has valid and reliable psychometric properties and can be applied to vision-related quality of life research.

Translated title of the contributionThe Brazilian version of the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: Translation, reliability and validity
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)540-546
Number of pages7
JournalArquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Volume71
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brazil
  • Quality of life
  • Questionnaires
  • Validation studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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