Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Strabismus-Translation and Psychometric Testing of the Adult Strabismus Questionnaire (AS-20) into Finnish.

ABSTRACT: (1) Strabismus has an impact on individuals' health-related quality of life. The impact should be assessed with valid patient-reported outcome measures such as the Adult Strabismus Questionnaire (AS-20). The AS-20 was further refined using a Rasch analysis for the American population. The aims of the study were to translate and culturally adapt the AS-20 into Finnish and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Finnish AS-20. (2) The guidelines of the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research steered the process and four items were added from the original data as Finnish additions. The construct and convergent validity and internal consistency were evaluated via psychometric testing for three potential Finnish AS-20 structures. The Strengthening the Reporting of

SUBMITTER: Mason A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature