What is GlauCAT™ - Asian?
GlauCAT™ – Asian measures the impact of glaucoma, associated vision loss and glaucoma treatments, using computerized adaptive testing (CAT), on 7 domains of quality of life including:
Ocular comfort – 16 items
Activity limitation – 56 items
Lighting – 15 items
Mobility – 19 items
Glaucoma management – 28 items
Psychosocial – 32 items
Concerns – 16 items
GlauCAT™-Asian has been developed and validated in patients with glaucoma in Singapore and is currently available for use.
Publications
Domain and item development and refinement
Qualitative interviews with patients and experts in the field.
Pilot testing
Psychometric testing of item banks in a large sample of patients with glaucoma in Singapore.
Evaluation
CAT platform development and evaluation of GlauCAT™ – Asian using data from 219 patients with glaucoma
Utilisation
GlauCAT™ – Asian is currently being used in clinical care in patients with glaucoma to measure the impact of glaucoma surgery on quality of life at the Singapore National Eye Centre.
