Objectives: The use of standard tools can show the exact effects of interventions in children and adolescents with visual impairment (CYP-VI). However, to date, no comprehensive review study has evaluated the general characteristics and psychometrics of the instruments used in CYP-VI. Therefore, the present study investigated the psychometric properties of the tools used for CYP-VI.  Methods: ...

quality of life in adolescent girls with diabetes hemmati maslakpak m[1]* received: 22 jun, 2012 accepted: 20 sep, 2012abstractbackground & aims: quality of life is now recognized as an important outcome for adolescents with diabetes. diabetes may affect men and women equally, but the suffering associated with the disease when it appears in adolescent girls will have disastrous effects on their...

conclusions depression and anxiety are prevalent in methamphetamine users. short-term abstinence improves depression and quality of life but does not improve anxiety in methamphetamine abusers. during follow up of these patients, addressing depression and anxiety is important to achieve better results. results the mean depression score after abstinence decreased significantly (p < 0.001). both ...

PURPOSE To describe the methods and innovations used in constructing the VisQoL, a vision-related utility instrument for the health economic evaluation of eye care and rehabilitation programs. METHODS The VisQoL disaggregates vision into six items. Utilities were estimated for item worst responses (the worst level for each item, with all other items at their best level) and VisQoL all-worst r...

BACKGROUND To examine the benefit of cataract surgery on visual acuity and vision related quality of life in patients with stabilized vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A total of 126 patients (153 eyes) who were diagnosed with cataract combined with stabilized vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy underwent phacoemulsification. Measurements included the best-corrected visual ...

Background: Psychosocial issues and quality of life are important components at the patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis is a chronic liver disease that can affect quality of life of patients. In this study, we compared the quality of life between patients with hepatitis B and C and finally presented a structural model about it. Methods: In a prospective analytic study,...

PURPOSE To evaluate the quality of life in visually impaired children followed in the Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory of Unifesp in two moments, before and after rehabilitational intervention of multiprofessional team. METHODS A CVFQ quality of life questionnaire was used. This instrument has a version for less than three years old children and another one for children older than three ye...