Quality Improvement in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회지)
- Volume 5 Issue 1
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- Pages.128-138
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- 1998
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- 1225-7613(pISSN)
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- 2288-078X(eISSN)
An Index of Visual Function in Patients with Cataract - Pilot study -
백내장 환자의 시기능지표 - 사전 연구를 중심으로 -
- Kang, Hyung-Gon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Pochon-CHA University) ;
- Park, Eun-Cheol (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Choi, Yoon Jung (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Kim, Han Joong (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Hong, Young Jai (Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Cho, Woo Hyun (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Sohn, Myongsei (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Lim, Seung Jeong (Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
- 강형곤 (포천중문의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 박은철 (연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 최윤정 (연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 김한중 (연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 홍영재 (연세의대 안과학교실) ;
- 조우현 (연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 손명세 (연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 임승정 (연세의대 안과학교실)
- Published : 1998.05.31
Abstract
Background : There is increased recognition that rigorous approach to functional assessment will complement the assessment of clinical status. This study is to develop the appropriate visual function index in Korean patients with cataracts by the assessment of the reliability, validity of visual function indexes including VF-14. Methods : An prospective study was performed with 92 patients who had undergone either one eye or both eye cataract surgery by 3 ophthalmologists practicing at a university hospital. Patients were interviewed. and clinical data were obtained. Doctors were questioned with self-entered questionnaire forms. Medical record was examined to understand surgery process. The survey was conducted at 1-2 days before cataract surgery. Results : We used following measures : 7 visual function indexes, global measures of patients' trouble and satisfaction with vision, and best-corrected visual acuity(VA) in each eye. 7 visual function indexes showed a high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficients