Development of a refractive error quality of life scale for Thai adults (The REQ-Thai)

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 978-984

  Sukhawarn, Roongthip ^a   Wiratchai, Nonglak ^b   Tatsanavivat, Pyatat ^a   Pitiyanuwat, Somwung ^c   Kanato, Manop ^a   Srivannaboon, Sabong ^d   Guyatt, Gordon H ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Quality Assessment (Public Organization)   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Questionnaire; Refractive correction; Refractive error; Refractive surgery; Reliability; Scale development; Thai adults; Validity; Vision targeted health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMMETROPIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE ERROR QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE FOR THAI ADULTS; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTACT LENSES; EYEGLASSES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961202247     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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