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This work aims to develop an Italian questionnaire on knowledge of eye diseases (Knowledge on Eye Disease, Italian version; KED-IT) and to evaluate its reliability and reproducibility. The KED-IT focuses on diseases with high social impact, specifically glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and keratoconus, which is the main cause of corneal transplant in Italy.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted. The KED-IT was self-administered by the study participants twice. The interval between each administration (T0 and T1) was 5 to 8 days. Reliability was assessed using the KR-20 coefficient. The test-retest Cohen\u2019s Kappa coefficient was estimated to measure the stability and reproducibility of the results obtained between T0 and T1.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>A total of 60 subjects participated in the study. The response rate at T1 was 92%. The KR-20 reliability coefficient of the 14-item KED-IT questionnaire was good with a value of 0.878. The Cohen\u2019s kappa value for all 14 items of the KED-IT questionnaire was <jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.747, indicating good agreement.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>The KED-IT is the first specific ophthalmic knowledge questionnaire validated in the Italian language and we hope that it may be a starting point for the study of eye health literacy in the Italian population.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.17906","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,3]],"date-time":"2024-10-03T07:14:17Z","timestamp":1727939657000},"page":"e17906","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Reliability and reproducibility of an Italian questionnaire on \u201cKnowledge of high social impact Eye Diseases\u201d 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