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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2013 Sep 18;20(6):335–347. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2013.823505

Appendix II.

Questionnaires Administered in the Chinese American Eye Study

Sections Questions
In-home
A. Eye Service Use and Ocular Disease History Glasses/contact lenses use, eye service use, history and family history of cataracts and cataract surgery, history and family history of glaucoma and glaucoma care, history and family history of macular degeneration and care, history and family history of diabetes and diabetes care
B. General health History of arthritis, stroke, high blood pressure, angina, heart condition/disease, heart failure or enlarged heart, asthma, skin or other type of cancer, back problems, deafness or trouble hearing, depression, hypercholesterolemia, thyroid condition and other major health problem
C. Medications History of use of birth control pills, women's health, female hormones, steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs, statins
D. General health service use Health service use , barriers of health care
E. Insurance Health insurance status, vision insurance status
F. Tobacco/alcohol History of tobacco and alcohol usage.
G. Acculturation Cultural identity
H. Demographics Ethnic background, parents’ names and languages, grandparents’ ethnic background, marital status, educational level, occupation, household income
I. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) Cognitive ability
J. Future contact Future contact information.
In-clinic
A. Health-related quality of life Short Form 12-item Health Status Questionnaire, self-rating of current health status, health-related quality of life
B. General Vision status NEI-VFQ-25, self-rating of current vision-related function.
C. Falls and fractures History of falls
D. Physical activity Frequency of physical activity

* NEI-VFQ = National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire.