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Non-infectious uveitis burden on quality of life and work impairment assessed through different psychometric questionnaires.
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European journal of ophthalmology [Eur J Ophthalmol] 2022 Jul; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 2282-2290. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 16. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between a novel psychometric 12-item questionnaire (U-qest) and other validated questionnaires to assess quality of life and work impairment in patients with non-infectious uveitis.<br />Methods: Data were collected at baseline and 3 months postbaseline using U-qest and two other validated questionnaires: The National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) and the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12).<br />Results: A total of 136 patients (52.2% female) aged 47.9 ± 14.8 years (mean ± SD) were enrolled in 14 uveitis referral centres. U-qest correlated moderately with VFQ-25 and SF-12 at baseline and at 3 months. Both U-qest and VFQ-25 scores improved as disease improved; however, U-qest also detected improvement in patients for whom VFQ-25 scores did not improve. Disease activity was shown to significantly affect activity impairment. Patients and physicians expressed positive perceptions regarding the use and benefit of this instrument. U-qest showed very good reliability in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.91).<br />Conclusions: U-qest can be considered a useful tool to assess the burden of uveitis on quality of life.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1724-6016
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of ophthalmology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34399603
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11206721211034649