A very short version of the Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-3oo7) for use as a routinely applied Patient-Reported Outcome Measure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are valuable supplements in regular care to facilitate routine monitoring of quality of life from the patient's perspective. The 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) is a widely used PROM in ophthalmology. However, the NEI-VFQ-25 is too time-consuming and cumbersome for routine evaluations in regular care. The aim of this study is to construct a 7-item questionnaire of which only 3 items are presented to the patient, by means of routing. This VFQ 3 out of 7 (VFQ-3oo7) should have a minimal loss of information compared with the NEI-VFQ-25.

Methods

An historical database including 3293 administrations of the NEI-VFQ-25 was constructed involving patients with retinal detachment, cataract,

SUBMITTER: Visser MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496098 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature