Psychometric properties of the Greek NEI-RQL-42

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 466-476

  Labiris, Georgios ^a,b   Gkika, Maria G ^b   Giarmoukakis, Athanassios ^b   Sideroudi, Haris ^b   Kyratzoglou, Kostas ^a   Kozoblis, Vassilios P ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Eye Institute of Thrace   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greek; NEI RQL 42; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EMMETROPIA; FEMALE; GREEK NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE REFRACTIVE ERROR QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MALE; MYOPIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84863311651     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000062     Document Type: Article

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