Reliability and reproducibility of an Italian questionnaire on "Knowledge of high social impact Eye Diseases" (KED-IT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy plays an important role in public health. Although this has been demonstrated in the field of ophthalmology, there are very few specific instruments available to assess eye health literacy. This work aims to develop an Italian questionnaire on knowledge of eye diseases (Knowledge on Eye Disease, Italian version; KED-IT) and to evaluate its reliability and reproducibility. The KED-IT focuses on diseases with high social impact, specifically glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and keratoconus, which is the main cause of corneal transplant in Italy.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted. The KED-IT was self-administered by the study participants twice. The interval between each administration (T0 and T1) was 5 to 8 days. Relia

SUBMITTER: Iannucci V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456289 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature