Objective To further refine the Chinese Adult Strabismus-20 (CAS-20) health-related quality of life(HRQOL) questionnaire using Rasch analysis. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the CAS-20 questionnaire was independently completed by 246 adult strabismus patients. Based on the score for each item, Rasch analysis was performed on the original CAS-20 using the following aspects: dimensionality, response order, local dependence, infit and outfit analysis, differential item function, subject targeting and confirmatory dimensionality. Results The original CAS-20 was divided into 4 subscales, which were labeled ″self-perception″, ″interaction″, ″reading function″, and ″general function″. Response ordering was appropriate for all of the 4 subscales. As a result of infit and outfit analysis, 3 items were removed, one each from ″self-perception″, ″reading function″, and ″general function″. No significant differential item function was found for sex or age. Compared with the ability of the patients and item difficulty, the 3 subscales matched well except for ″reading function″. Conclusion The original CAS-20 was reduced to 17 items, and divided into 4 subscales, which were ″self-perception″, ″interaction″, ″reading function″, and ″general function″. Subject response choices saved 5 test options. The refined CAS-20 may prove to be more responsive to HRQOL changes in adult strabismus patients.
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