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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2024

Translation, adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Quality of Life in Children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis questionnaire.

Anna Carolina Zamperlini Ferreira, Lucas Pitrez Mocelin, Fábio Zanini, Myrna Serapião Dos Santos, Herberto José Chong-Neto, Márcia Carvalho Mallozi, Dirceu Solé

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Clinical profile of ocular allergy and its impact on quality of life in Brazilian children and adolescents.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2025
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna Carolina Zamperlini FerreiraFaculty of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Lucas Pitrez MocelinDepartment of Collective Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Bagé, RS, Brazil.
Fábio ZaniniFaculty of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Myrna Serapião Dos SantosDepartment of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7733-694X
Herberto José Chong-NetoDepartment of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7960-3925
Márcia Carvalho MalloziDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Dirceu SoléDivision of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Department of Medical Sciences · RUUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRFaculdade de Medicina do ABC · BRUniversidade Federal do Pampa · BRUniversidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe prevalence of ocular allergy varies according to the population and location of the study. Severe forms of ocular allergy are associated with compromised quality of life. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the application of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Quality of Life in Children with Keratoconjunctivitis questionnaire to children and adolescents with different subtypes of allergic conjunctivitis.

methodA total of 48 patients (aged 5-12 years) with allergic conjunctivitis were included in this study. They were enrolled and monitored at a specialized center. After the clinical appointment, the children responded to the questionnaire on two occasions at an interval of 30 days. Individual scores (ranging from 0 to 3) of the 16 items were added.

resultsThe Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Quality of Life in Children with Keratoconjunctivitis questionnaire demonstrated good translation, adaptation, and intellectual properties, with substantial internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient = 0.702). There was no significant difference between the responses of the two interviews, revealing good reproducibility. The moderate/severe forms of allergic conjunctivitis had significantly higher quality of life scores (indicating a poorer quality of life) than the mild forms.

conclusionsThe Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Quality of Life in Children with Keratoconjunctivitis proved to be quick, reliable, and reproducible for assessing the quality of life in children with allergic conjunctivitis. However, its ability to detect changes resulting from symptom aggravation or treatment needs to be further evaluated.

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Conjunctivitis, AllergicPsychometricsQuality of LifeTranslationsBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCultural CharacteristicsFemaleHumansLanguageMaleReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID38656024
PMCPMC11620765
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