Nursing Home Vision-Targeted Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire

Reference citation:

Dreer LE, McGwin G Jr, Scilley K, Meek GC, Dyer A, Seker D, Owsley C. Development of a nursing home vision-targeted health-related quality of life questionnaire. Aging and Mental Health, 2007; 11: 722-733.

Summary:

The NHVQoL is a 57-item questionnaire designed to assess vision-targeted health-related quality of life in older adults residing in nursing homes. It has nine subscales addressing general vision, reading, ocular symptoms, mobility, psychological distress, activities of daily living, activities/hobbies, adaptation/coping, and social interaction. It is designed to be interviewer-administered. Subscales have good internal consistency reliability and validity. Test-retest reliability is comparable to other questionnaires designed for the nursing home population.

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Publications using the NHVQoL:

Owsley C, McGwin G, Scilley K, Meek GC, Seker D, Dyer A. Effect of refractive error correction on health-related quality of life and depression in older nursing home residents. Archives of Ophthalmology 2007; 125: 1471-1477.

Owsley C, McGwin G, Scilley K, Meek GC, Seker D, Dyer A. Impact of cataract surgery on health-related quality of life in nursing home residents. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007; 91: 1359-1363.