English version of the Computer Vision Symptom Scale (CVSS17): Translation and Rasch analysis-based cultural adaptation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because the CVSS17 was originally developed in Spanish, the objective of this study was to adapt it linguistically and culturally into English while evaluating its psychometric properties.

Methods

After translating and adapting the CVSS17 to English, 441 participants (aged 18 to 65 years) from a general population, recruited from an on-line panel, completed the English version (CVSS17ENG). To determine the measurement properties of CVSS17ENG, we used the partial credit model. To assess convergent validity, coefficients of correlation between CVSS17ENG and the Ocular Comfort Index or Visual Discomfort Scale were calculated. A subset of 218 subjects was tested for test-retest reliability. In addition, differences between CVSS17ENG and CVSS17 were tested through Diff

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Perez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002468 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature