title: [Quality of life in visual impaired children treated for Early Visual Stimulation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the quality of life in visually impaired children followed in the Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory of Unifesp in two moments, before and after rehabilitational intervention of multiprofessional team.
  
  
  METHODS
  A CVFQ quality of life questionnaire was used. This instrument has a version for less than three years old children and another one for children older than three years (three to seven years) divided in six subscales: General health, General vision health, Competence, Personality, Family impact and Treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The correlation between the subscales on two moments was significant. There was a statistically significant difference in general vision health (p=0,029) and other important differences obtained in general health, family impact and quality of life general score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The questionnaire showed to be effective in order to measure the quality of life related to vision on families followed on this ambulatory. The multidisciplinary interventions provided visual function and familiar quality of life improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of life related to vision in children followed in Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory of Unifesp showed a significant improvement on general vision health.
authors.affiliation: Ambulatório de Estimulação Visual Precoce, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp - São Paulo (SP), Brasil. alcioneam@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alcione Aparecida
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Messa
authors.forename: Célia Regina
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nakanami
authors.forename: Marcia Caires Bestilleiro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*