Characterizing functional complaints in patients seeking outpatient low-vision services in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize functional complaints of new low-vision rehabilitation patients.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Participants

The Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Study recruited 819 patients between 2008 and 2011 from 28 clinical centers in the United States.

Methods

New patients referred for low-vision rehabilitation were asked, "What are your chief complaints about your vision?" before their appointment. Full patient statements were transcribed as free text. Two methods assessed whether statements indicated difficulty in each of 13 functional categories: (1) assessment by 2 masked clinicians reading the statement, and (2) a computerized search of the text for specific words or word fragments. Logistic regression models were used to predict

SUBMITTER: Brown JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746569 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature