title: Are vision-specific quality of life questionnaires important in assessing rehabilitation for patients with hemianopia post stroke?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between disability and functional measures with vision-specific quality of life (QoL) measures for people with hemianopia and stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT) and the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) were compared with scores on 2 vision-specific QoL measures, the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) and Veteran Low Vision Visual Function Questionnaire (VA LV VFQ-48).
  
  
  METHODS
  Rehabilitation hospitals in Adelaide, South Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stroke patients (n = 24) with homonymous hemianopia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the BIT and MPAI scores were significantly associated with the NEI VFQ-25 and VA LV VFQ-48 scores. Behavioral test scores of the BIT and the MPAI total score correlated with more aspects of the QoL measures than the other components of the BIT and the MPAI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BIT and MPAI measure constructs associated with QoL for people with hemianopia following stroke. Vision-specific QoL questionnaires can complement the functional instruments by identifying the domains of difficulty, based on the instrument's subscale, that can guide rehabilitation therapists to address the person's deficit.
authors.affiliation: Flinders University and Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crotty
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013019:South Africa; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014787:Vision Tests; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*