Implementation methods for vision related quality of life questionnaires
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Implementation methods for vision related quality of life questionnaires.
AIM To determine the most reliable and consistent method and time interval over which to implement a vision impairment quality of life assessment tool. METHODS 117 patients with low vision aged 9-101 years were assigned into three age, sex, and visual function matched groups (n = 39 in each) to answer the Low Vision Quality of Life (LVQOL) questionnaire by post, telephone, or in person. The L...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.9.1035