The Amblyopia Treatment Index.
J AAPOS
; 5(4): 250-4, 2001 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11507585
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To develop a questionnaire to assess the acceptability of amblyopia treatment and its effect on the child and family.METHODS:
A 20-item parental survey was developed and pilot tested on 64 subjects, aged 3 to 6 years, participating in the Amblyopia Treatment Study, a randomized trial comparing patching and atropine as treatments for moderate amblyopia. The survey was administered after 4 weeks of treatment. A descriptive item analysis and an internal consistency reliability analysis were performed.RESULTS:
Nineteen of the 20 items demonstrated adequate variability as evidenced by the frequency distributions for item responses. Only 4 (<1%) of 1280 possible item responses were missing, one each by 4 different respondents. Factor analysis identified 3 treatment-related factors--"adverse effects," "compliance," and "social stigma"--among 11 of the 20 items. The internal-consistency reliability alpha for the 5-item adverse effects subscale was 0.82, the 4-item compliance subscale alpha was 0.81, and the 2-item social stigma subscale alpha was 0.84.CONCLUSIONS:
The Amblyopia Treatment Index appears to be a useful instrument for assessing the impact of amblyopia treatment in 3- to 6-year-old children.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atropina
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Privação Sensorial
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Ambliopia
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
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Midriáticos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article