A randomised controlled trial of a self-management programme for low vision implemented in low vision rehabilitation services

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 174-181

  Rees, Gwyneth ^a   Xie, Jing ^a   Chiang, Peggy P ^b   Larizza, Melanie F ^a   Marella, Manjula ^a   Hassell, Jennifer B ^a   Keeffe, Jill E ^a,d   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Low vision rehabilitation; Quality of life; Research translation; Self management; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL SELF EFFICACY SCALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMPACT OF VISION IMPAIRMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW VISION; LOW VISION SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM ADAPTATION TO AGE RELATED VISION LOSS SCALE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ADAPTATION; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY; VISION DISORDERS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84920768285     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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