Engagement in Daily Activities by Older Adults with Visual Loss in Singapore

This is a cross-sectional observational study that involves conducting observational and self-reported assessments related to the activities, participation and goals of a sample of participants recruited from the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)’s low vision clinics. The questionnaires and clinical assessments that will be completed by participants are: 1) Abbreviated Mental Test 2) Bells Test 3) Short Physical Performance Battery 4) Box and Block Test 5) Visual acuity screening with Low vision LeaNumbers Chart 6) Visual field screening with kinetic two-person confrontation test and California Central Field test 7) Impact of Visual Impairment Questionnaire 8) Activity Card Sort - Singapore 9 ) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure for self-selected activities 10) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure approach for performance of 7 standardized activities 11) Performance Quality Rating Scale approach for performance of 7 standardized activities These assessments will be done at a single time point (baseline) across 2 face-to-face sessions at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Occupational Therapy outpatient clinic, which have a total duration of 150 minutes for each participant. Session 2 will occur within two weeks of session 1. The assessments and interviews will be conducted by one of the investigators, who is an Occupational Therapist. The broad aim is to understand the difficulties in activities and participation restriction experienced by older adults with different patterns of visual loss and their self-identified goals.