Effects and feasibility of a standardised orientation and mobility training in using an identification cane for older adults with low vision: Design of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zijlstra, Gar ^a,b   Van Rens, G H M B ^c   Scherder, E J A ^d,e   Brouwer, D M ^f,g   Van Der Velde, J ^h   Verstraten, P F J ⁱ   Kempen, G I J M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired   (Netherlands)

^g ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^h Visio National Foundation for the Blind   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Department of Innovation and Expertise   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SELF CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAINING; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; INFORMED CONSENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATIENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CANES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ORIENTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 71049150961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-153     Document Type: Article

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