Interpretation of low-vision rehabilitation outcome measures

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 788-798

  Massof, Robert W ^a   Stelmack, Joan A ^b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

differential item functioning; item response theory; low vision rehabilitation; patient reported outcome measure; Rasch analysis; visual function questionnaire

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES; RASCH ANALYSIS; VISUAL FUNCTIONS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURVEYS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW; ARTICLE; LOW VISION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84881479203     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000011     Document Type: Article

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