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Low Vision Rehabilitation in a Nursing Home Population: The SEEING Study

2007; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 101; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0145482x0710101104

1559-1476

James Deremeik, Aimee Teo Broman, David S. Friedman, Sheila K. West, Robert W. Massof, William Park, Karen Bandeen‐Roche, Kevin D. Frick, Beatriz Muñoz,

Impact of Light on Environment and Health

As part of a study of 198 residents with low vision in 28 nursing homes, 91 participated in a low vision rehabilitation intervention. Among the rehabilitation participants, 78% received simple environmental modifications, such as lighting; 75% received low vision instruction; 73% benefited from staff training; and 69% received simple nonoptical devices. Because of the cognitive and physical fragility of many nursing home residents, the authors recommend an approach that centers on training nursing home staff and improving the environment of the facilities, especially in the area of illumination.