The Chinese version of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire: translation and cross-cultural adaptation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Spanish version of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q^©) is a validated instrument, with good psychometric properties, to measure Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) in workers using Video Display Terminals (VDTs). To date, there are no known valid instruments in Chinese for the assessment of CVS despite the high exposure to VDTs at work that this population presents. For this, the purpose of this study is to translate and cross-culturally adapt the CVS-Q^© into Chinese.

Methods

A study with five consecutive stages: direct translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, consolidation by a committee of experts, and pre-test. During the pre-test, a cross-sectional pilot study was conducted on VDT users (n = 44) who complet

SUBMITTER: Canto-Sancho N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature