Sandra Berry

TL;DR: For example, patients with either current depressive disorder or depressive symptoms in the absence of disorder tended to have worse physical, social, and role functioning, worse perceived current health, and greater bodily pain than did patients with no chronic conditions.

TL;DR: For eight of nine common chronic medical conditions, patients with the condition showed markedly worse physical, role, and social functioning; mental health; health perceptions; and/or bodily pain compared with patients with no chronic conditions.

TL;DR: Preliminary analyses indicate that the psychometric properties of the NEI VFQ-25 are robust for the eye conditions studied; this suggests that the measure will provide reproducible and valid data when used across multiple conditions of varying severity.

TL;DR: Estimates of internal consistency and test-retest reproducibility indicate that the 51-item NEI-VFQ is reliable and valid and should be a useful tool for group-level comparisons of vision-targeted, health-related quality of life in clinical research.

TL;DR: An item-generation strategy for a new questionnaire using a standardized focus group method identified content areas and aspects of visual disability that are not included in currently available vision-specific instruments that assess the impact of common eye diseases on visual functioning in every-day life.