Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments

Lew, Henry L.; Tanaka, Chiemi; Pogoda, Terri K.; Hall, James W.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-62539-5.00050-3

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“…Visual impairment significantly impedes an individual’s environmental awareness given the predominant reliance on sight for perception [ 7 ]. The existing research on adaptive strategies for the visually impaired is limited, primarily focusing on the experience of vision loss [ 8 ].…”

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The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People’s Quality of Life

Chu,

Chan

2024

Healthcare

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Background: Quality of life (QOL) is frequently utilized in clinical medicine and research to assess a patient’s health status and treatment effectiveness. Objectives: This study investigates the impact of vocational training on the QOL of visually impaired individuals. Methods: We employed the brief Taiwan version of the World Health Organization QOL Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREFTW) to assess four domains: physical, psychological, social, and environmental, using a nonequivalent pretest–posttest control group design. The experimental group participated in 6 months of vocational training, including life and career reconstruction. After completing the vocational training, the average QOL score for the experimental group was 3.34 ± 0.18, while the control group had a score of 3.10 ± 0.85. The generalized estimating equation (GEE) results revealed a notable improvement of 10.81 (1.10) in the posttest overall QOL scores compared to the pretest scores in the control group. Conclusion: Vocational training significantly improves the overall QOL for visually impaired individuals. It is noteworthy that the psychological, social relationship, and physical health domains of WHOQOL-BREF TW exhibited the most significant improvements. This emphasizes the following: 1. professional knowledge and technical learning can enhance the abilities of the visually impaired. 2. The improvement in QOL occurs primarily at physical, psychological, and social levels. These levels involve maintaining physical health, reducing dependence on medical care, and enhancing self-care abilities for life reconstruction. 3. Integrating electronics with directional action can help to mitigate the risks associated with outdoor activities.

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The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People’s Quality of Life

Chu,

Chan

2024

Healthcare

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“…They can be congenital, traumatic, infectious, inflammatory, iatrogenic, neoplastic, senile, or a variety of other conditions. 2 Obstructing air conduction causes conductive hearing loss, preventing sound waves from properly transmitting through the external auditory canal and/or the middle ear. The auricle (pinna), external acoustic canal, tympanic membrane, or middle ear bones may be dysfunctioning.…”

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Audiovestibular profile of patients attending Audiology unit of Al-Hussin University Hospital

Bastaweesy¹,

Ali²,

Azab³

2021

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

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“…Low vision devices are also available through non-optical means (such as supplemental lighting), enlarged print materials and enlarged numbered devices , and assistive technology (such as text-to-speech devices). Among older adults with visual impairments, optical magnifiers have been reported to be one of the most frequently used devices to aid reading (Carkeet, 2019; Gobeille et al, 2018; Lew et al, 2015). Overall, the use of low vision devices to compensate for visual impairment is a simple and effective means to reduce degree of disability, improve vision-specific quality of life (Heravian et al, 2016) and reading ability (Choi et al, 2018; Patodia et al, 2017), though evidence for the use of vision-specific assistive technology such as optical magnifiers to improve reading performance of daily tasks is low (Smallfield et al, 2013; Smallfield & Kaldenberg, 2020)…”

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Possession of Low Vision Reading Devices Among Residents Living in a Retirement Facility

Shepherd

Vice

Shultz

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Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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Introduction: The purpose of this cross-sectional survey was to examine the possession of low vision reading devices and factors associated with possession of these devices among residents living in a continuing care retirement community. Low vision reading devices are devices other than eyeglasses that aid in reading at near distances. Methods: One hundred and two usable questionnaires were received from residents, ages 65–97 years old, living in the independent and assisted living units of a retirement community. Results: Data indicated that 47% the participants reported having an eye disease, and 53% of the participants owned at least one low vision reading device. The two most common types of devices were handheld magnifiers (40%) and gooseneck lamps with or without a magnifier (26%). Of the 48 participants reported to have eye disease diagnoses, 65% owned a reading device. Forty-six percent of the participants reported having trouble with reading when performing one of the six daily activities even with their reading eyeglasses. The final multivariable logistic regression model indicated that participants who reported having trouble with reading in near distance were significantly more likely to own one of the reading devices. Discussion: This study identified a discrepancy between the high prevalence of visual impairment (i.e., blindness and low vision) among residents living in a retirement community setting and a relatively low number of residents owning low vision reading devices. Findings suggested the key factor contributing to residents’ decision to own reading devices is their level of visual impairment. Implications for Practitioners: Knowing the factors to owning low vision reading devices, occupational therapists may assist residents in continuing care retirement facilities to obtain the appropriate devices.

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Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments

Cited by 4 publications

References 72 publications

The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People’s Quality of Life

The Effect of Vocational Training on Visually Impaired People’s Quality of Life

Audiovestibular profile of patients attending Audiology unit of Al-Hussin University Hospital

Possession of Low Vision Reading Devices Among Residents Living in a Retirement Facility

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