Vision rehabilitation: Recipients' perceived efficacy of rehabilitation

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 103-111

  Walter, C ^a   Althouse, R ^a   Humble, H ^b   Smith, W ^b   Odom, J V ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Low vision; Outcomes; Vision rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROOMING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 34347390608     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580601052167     Document Type: Article

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