Effects of a multidisciplinary group rehabilitation programme on participation of the visually impaired elderly: a pilot study

Abstract

Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Results: At scale level, no statistical significant changes over time were found whereas the effect size indicated small effects for restrictions and satisfaction with participation, and a medium effect for autonomy outdoors. At item level, improvements tended to occur in frequency of housekeeping, in restrictions in housekeeping and outdoor activities and in satisfaction with the partner relationship. Satisfaction with leisure indoors and autonomy regarding using leisure time tended to increase as well. Conclusions: The tentative conclusion of this small-scale pilot study is that the VIPP programme modestly benefits perceived restrictions in participation, satisfaction with participation and autonomy outdoors of the visually impaired elderly. These preliminary findings warrant further investigation.

Older Patients’ Involvement in Shared Decision-Making—A Systematic Review

“…The findings revealed an increase in autonomy in relation to different activities [37]. Autonomy was associated with visiting friends and relatives and increased at post-test [37].…”

“…Four studies provided no description of the validity and reliability of the measurements used [33] [34]- [36]. Three studies presented the validity and reliability of some of the measurements used [37]- [39]. One study lacked references to whether the measurement instruments used were described as valid and reliable in the methodological literature [40].…”

“…One study lacked references to whether the measurement instruments used were described as valid and reliable in the methodological literature [40]. Four studies reported using self-report questionnaires [37] [39]- [41].…”

“…Five studies described limitations to generalizing the findings to older adults in other settings and cultures [37]- [41]. Three studies related generalizability to the small sample size [33] [34] [38].…”

“…One study mainly comprised male participants [40]. Six studies were approved by an institution, hospital and/or university review board [34] [35] [37] [39]- [41], while two contained no information about ethical approval [33] [36]. All the included studies contained some demographic data ( Table 2).…”