TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of low vision services on the quality of life of low vision patients in Ghana
AU - Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Godwin O.
AU - Osafo-Agyei, Harriette
AU - Akpalaba, Ralph E.U.
AU - Addy, James
AU - Ovenseri, Elizabeth O.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the African Vision Research Institute for financial assistance with publishing page fees.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018. The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/3/30
Y1 - 2016/3/30
N2 - Patients' perspectives on the impact of clinical interventions have been recognised as critical elements in patient care. Quality-of-life instruments are designed to measure these perspectives. We used the National Eye Institute's 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ) to measure the impact of optical low vision devices on the quality of life of 22 low vision patients who obtained and were using low vision devices from a secondary low vision clinic in the Eastern Region, Ghana. The study employed a pre- and post-intervention technique. We found statistically significant improvements in measured visual acuity and NEI VFQ scores in 8 of the 10 domains evaluated. We conclude that optical low vision devices have a positive impact on the quality of life of low vision patients in Ghana.
AB - Patients' perspectives on the impact of clinical interventions have been recognised as critical elements in patient care. Quality-of-life instruments are designed to measure these perspectives. We used the National Eye Institute's 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ) to measure the impact of optical low vision devices on the quality of life of 22 low vision patients who obtained and were using low vision devices from a secondary low vision clinic in the Eastern Region, Ghana. The study employed a pre- and post-intervention technique. We found statistically significant improvements in measured visual acuity and NEI VFQ scores in 8 of the 10 domains evaluated. We conclude that optical low vision devices have a positive impact on the quality of life of low vision patients in Ghana.
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U2 - 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.19
DO - 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.19
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057243826
SN - 2413-3183
VL - 75
JO - African Vision and Eye Health
JF - African Vision and Eye Health
IS - 1
M1 - a19
ER -