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Translating and evaluating the Chinese version of Pediatric Eye Questionnaire (PedEyeQ-CN) for children
1School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Objectives:
To investigate the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Pediatric Eye Questionnaire (PedEyeQ-CN) by testing ophthalmic patients in China.
Methods:
The PedEyeQ (standard English version) was translated by local researchers. Children were asked to complete the Child section, and their parents the Proxy and Parent sections. 160 children (32 normal controls, 77 with refractive error, 48 with strabismus/amblyopia, 3 with other eye conditions) aged 5-11 years old, and one parent of each child were recruited. Cronbach's α and intraclass correlation coefficient were calculated to examine the reliability and test-retest reliability; the score differences between controls and patients were compared to examine the validity.
Results:
The internal consistency (Cronbach's α ≥ 0.76) and test-retest reliability (r > 0.80) of PedEyeQ-CN were robust. Children with eye conditions had lower scores compared with children with normal vision (refractive error: 10 out of 13 domains, P ≤ 0.021; strabismus/amblyopia: all domains, P ≤ 0.015). Children with strabismus/amblyopia had lower scores compared with children with refractive error (two domains, P = 0.048, P = 0.001). Visual acuity was significantly correlated with functional vision (P = 0.005), but not significantly correlated with the eye-related quality of life (ER-QOL).
Conclusions:
The PedEyeQ-CN is a valuable tool for assessing the functional vision and ER-QOL of Chinese children and help us increase our understanding about the impact of eye conditions on children and their families.
