Kurzfassung

Subjective perception of diseases and their impact on daily life activities are important measurements to estimate the burden of diseases. Patient-reported outcomes are also gaining importance in the evaluation of therapeutic interventions. One of the most commonly used questionnaires to assess vision-related quality of life (QoL) is the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ). The German version of the NEI VFQ-25 was included in the population-based Gutenberg Health...Subjective perception of diseases and their impact on daily life activities are important measurements to estimate the burden of diseases. Patient-reported outcomes are also gaining importance in the evaluation of therapeutic interventions. One of the most commonly used questionnaires to assess vision-related quality of life (QoL) is the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ). The German version of the NEI VFQ-25 was included in the population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). We aim to provide population-based reference data for vision-related QoL, stratified by age and sex, and to evaluate the distribution and determinants of vision-related quality of life in the general population and patients suffering from specific eye diseases.» weiterlesen» einklappen