Low vision Eye Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is input from a low vision rehabilitation officer. Low vision rehabilitation is defined as an amelioration of the lives of individuals with sight loss by improving functional ability,
Sponsors
Cardiff University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A requirement for low vision rehabilitation 2. Distance visual acuity of 6/12 or worse; and/or near acuity of N6 or worse; or significant contraction of the visual field 3. Age 18 years or over
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Live in area outside catchment of rehab officer 2. Ineligible for rehab officer 3. Those with significant need (fast track waiting list) 4. A score of <27/30 on the MMSE 5. Unable to use telephone e.g. caused by very poor hearing 6. Unable to understand English 7. Unable to take part in 6-month study 8. Unable to provide informed consent 9. Previous recipient of low vision rehabilitation via a rehabilitation officer within the last 12 months and no relevant change in circumstances
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire outcomes will be recorded at baseline and after 6 months by telephone interview: 1. 48-item Veterans Affairs Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VA LV VFQ-48) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire outcomes will be recorded at baseline and after 6 months by telephone interview: 1. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) 2. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) 3. Adjustment to age-related visual loss scale (AVL-12) 4. Standardised health-related quality of life questionnaire (EQ-5D) 5. UCLA loneliness scale | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed