A system for measurement of vision-specific quality of life using item banking and computer adaptive testing (ViSBank)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1031838

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

When evaluating medical treatments, it is important to consider all effects from the patient’s perspective; their quality of life. This project utilises new technology to develop an adaptable, computerised, internet-based system to measure the effects of eye diseases and their treatments on patients’ quality of life. This system will provide for more accurate, precise and efficient measurement than existing methods.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $831,155.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

disability | eye disease | ocular disease | quality of life | questionnaire design | statistics | vision loss | visual impairment

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