TY - JOUR
T1 - Low vision rehabilitation in a nursing home population
T2 - The SEEING study
AU - Deremeik, Jim
AU - Broman, Aimee T.
AU - Friedman, David
AU - West, Sheila K.
AU - Massof, Robert W
AU - Park, William
AU - Bandeen-Roche, Karen
AU - Frick, Kevin
AU - Munoz, Beatriz
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - As part of a study of 198 residents with low vision in 28 nursing homes, 91 participated in a low vision rehabilitation intervention. Among the rehabilitation participants, 78% received simple environmental modifications, such as lighting; 75% received low vision instruction; 73% benefited from staff training; and 69% received simple nonoptical devices. Because of the cognitive and physical fragility of many nursing home residents, the authors recommend an approach that centers on training nursing home staff and improving the environment of the facilities, especially in the area of illumination.
AB - As part of a study of 198 residents with low vision in 28 nursing homes, 91 participated in a low vision rehabilitation intervention. Among the rehabilitation participants, 78% received simple environmental modifications, such as lighting; 75% received low vision instruction; 73% benefited from staff training; and 69% received simple nonoptical devices. Because of the cognitive and physical fragility of many nursing home residents, the authors recommend an approach that centers on training nursing home staff and improving the environment of the facilities, especially in the area of illumination.
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U2 - 10.1177/0145482x0710101104
DO - 10.1177/0145482x0710101104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:37249041946
SN - 0145-482X
VL - 101
SP - 701
EP - 714
JO - Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
JF - Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
IS - 11
ER -