The 17-Item Computer Vision Symptom Scale Questionnaire (CVSS17): Translation, Validation and Reliability of the Italian Version

Gemma Caterina Maria Rossi, Federica Bettio, Mariano González-Pérez, Aba Briola, Gemma Ludovica Maria Pasinetti and Luigia Scudeller
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Gemma Caterina Maria Rossi: Surgical Sciences Department, UOC Oculistica, University Eye Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Federica Bettio: Surgical Sciences Department, UOC Oculistica, University Eye Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Mariano González-Pérez: Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Aba Briola: Surgical Sciences Department, UOC Oculistica, University Eye Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Gemma Ludovica Maria Pasinetti: Liceo Ugo Foscolo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Luigia Scudeller: Research and Innovation Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40121 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: Background. To validate the 17-item Computer Vision Symptom Scale questionnaire (CVSS17) in Italian. Methods. Cross-sectional validation study on video terminal (VDT) users and a reference sample of subjects not working at a VDT (control group), cognitively able to respond to a health status interview. The Italian self-administered version of the CVSS17 questionnaire was administered to all participants. The reliability and validity of the Italian translation of the CVSS17 were tested using standard statistical methods for questionnaire validation. The Rasch analysis was performed as well. Results. A total of 216 subjects were enrolled. Concerning the reliability, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.925 (from 0.917 to 0.924), and the test–retest stability was 0.91 (<0.001). Concerning the validity, the control group had significantly better scores, and there were good correlations between responses to the CVSS17 and analogous domains of the GSS. Conclusion. The Italian version of the CVSS17 has shown psychometric properties comparable to those of the Spanish version, having good validity, discriminatory power, internal consistency and reliability. The questionnaire is a specific measure of vision-related quality of life in Italian-speaking VDT workers and can be used both in clinical practice and for research purposes.

Keywords: video display terminal workers; VDT; quality of life; ocular surface; asthenopia; computer vision symptom scale questionnaire; CVSS17; computer vision syndrome; dry eye; ocular surface disease; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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