Visually Impaired Persons
Conditions
Interventions
An audio-tactile protocol of therapeutic intervention for the visually impaired was applied.
Executed in an intervention group, composed of 3 adolescents and 3 young adults, with an average age of 2
Other
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Blind individual or individual with low vision; age between 18 and 59 years; cognitive autonomy assessed by the cut-off points of the Mini-Mental State Examination; and no neurological, cardiac or disabling musculoskeletal diseases.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Missing three or more consecutive sessions of physiotherapy and/or missing five sessions during the period of the protocol execution. Furthermore, participants who clearly had difficulties understanding the questionnaire at some point of the study were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the improvement of patients' quality of life, through the application of the SF-36 questionnaire, in the pre and post intervention evaluations.;An increase in the SF-36 questionnaire score between pre and post intervention evaluations was observed, although not significant (p?0,05), showing an improvement in functional: -physical conditions: pre:80; post:85; p=0,92 -general health:pre:62; post:74,5; p=0,06 -vitality: pre:57,5; post:80 p=0,17 -social aspects: pre:56,2; post:62,5; p=0,78 -emotional: pre:33,3; post:66,7; p=0,36 -mental health: pre: 54; post: 68; p=0,06 This change in scores indicates a positive impact on the quality of life of all individuals. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The sedentary lifestyle of the visually impaired is expected to be changed through the practice of protocol adapted twice a week for an extended period.;After the practice of the protocol, changes in the sedentary lifestyle of visually impaired individuals were observed, which helps to prevent many diseases and maintain health. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGabriela Machado
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Outcome results
None listed