Evaluating the burden of amblyopia treatment from the parent and child's perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the psychometric properties of the original Parent and new Child Amblyopia Treatment Index (ATI), questionnaires that assess the burden of amblyopia treatment in children and families, and to compare scores between children treated with atropine or patching.

Methods

Parent ATI and Child ATI were administered to 233 children 7 to <13 years old and their parents as part of a randomized trial comparing patching and atropine for amblyopia treatment. For each ATI version, construct validity was assessed using factor analysis; internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Data from the Parent ATI and Child ATI were correlated and scores for each version were compared between treatment groups.

Results

We analyzed the 3 subscales fo

SUBMITTER: Felius J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3011977 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature