The Quality of Life Impact Refractive Correction (QIRC) questionnaire: validation of the Malay-translated version of the QIRC using Rasch analysis

• Main Authors: Md-Muziman-Syah, Md Mustafa, Nur Solehah, Muzir, Haliza, Abdul Mutalib, Noorhazayti, Ab. Halim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93306/1/16.%20Md-Muziman-Syah%20et%20al.%202021-%20The%20QIRC%20using%20Rasch%20Analysis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93306/2/Web%20of%20Science%20Master%20Journal%20List%20-%20Journal%20Profile.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93306/; https://bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12886-021-02145-5; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-02145-5
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background The Quality of Life Impact Refractive Correction (QIRC) questionnaire is a Rasch-validated instrument to assess the quality of life of ametropes with refractive correction. The original QIRC was validated in the United Kingdom. This study aimed to validate the Malay version of the QIRC a...