Adaptation of WHOQOL as health-related quality of life instrument to develop a vision-specific instrument.

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dc.contributor.authorDandona, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorDandona, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorMcCarty, C Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, G Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2000-03-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T09:14:26Z
dc.date.available2000-03-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T09:14:26Z
dc.date.issued2000-03-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThe WHOQOL instrument was adapted as a health-related QOL instrument for a population-based epidemiologic study of eye diseases in southern India, the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study (APEDS). A follow-up question was added to each item in WHOQOL to determine whether the decrease in QOL was due to any health reasons including eye-related reasons. Modifications in WHOQOL and translation in local language were done through the use of the focus groups including health professionals and people not related to health care. The modified instrument has 28 items across 6 domains of the WHOQOL and was translated into the local language, Telugu, using the pragmatic approach. It takes 10-20 minutes to be administered by a trained interviewer. Reliability was within acceptable range. This health-related QOL instrument is being used in the population-based study APEDS to develop a vision-specific QOL instrument which could potentially be used to assess the impact of visual impairment on QOL across different cultures and for use in evaluating eye-care interventions. This health-related QOL instrument could also be used to develop other disease-specific instruments as it allows assessment of the extent to which various aspects of QOL are affected by a variety of health problems.en_US
dc.description.affiliationPublic Health Ophthalmology Service and International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L.V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034, India. rakhi@lvpeye.stph.neten_US
dc.identifier.citationDandona R, Dandona L, McCarty CA, Rao GN. Adaptation of WHOQOL as health-related quality of life instrument to develop a vision-specific instrument. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2000 Mar; 48(1): 65-70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/71375
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijo.inen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshEye Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Status Indicatorsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshQuality Assurance, Health Careen_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.titleAdaptation of WHOQOL as health-related quality of life instrument to develop a vision-specific instrument.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeEvaluation Studiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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