Preferred Label : Visual Functioning Questionnaire 25-Interviewer Administered Format Version 2000;
NCIt synonyms : VFQ25-Interviewer Administered Format;
NCIt related terms : VFQ-25 INTERVIEWER ADMINISTERED; VFQ1;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by RAND and sponsored by the National Eye Institute
(NEI) to assess the dimensions of self-reported vision-targeted health status that
are most important for individuals with chronic eye disease. It also measures the
influence of visual disability and symptoms on emotional well-being, mental health,
social and daily visual functioning. This questionnaire is in the Interviewer Administered
Format and contains 25 multiple choice questions across 3 domains; general health
and vision, difficulty with activates, and response to vision problems. It also includes
an appendix of additional 13 questions researchers can use to expand the scales up
to 38 total items.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire - 25 (VFQ-25) Version
2000 Interviewer-Administered Format (Mangione, C. M., Lee, P. P., Gutierrez, P. R.,
Spritzer, K., Berry, S., & Hays, R. D. Development of the 25-item National Eye Institute
Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). Archives of Ophthalmology. 2001; 119:1050-1058).
(This instrument was developed at RAND under the sponsorship of the National Eye Institute).;
Origin ID : C112527;
UMLS CUI : C3826864;
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