Quality of Life Assessment of Severely Visually Impaired Individuals Using Aira Assistive Technology System.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess patient-reported quality of life outcome improvements in severely visually impaired (SVI) individuals using the Aira system over a 1-year follow-up period.

Methods

Aira is an on-demand assistive technology designed for SVI. Aira subscribers were recruited and administered the validated 28-item Impact of Vision Impairment-Very Low Vision Questionnaire by phone before starting Aira with follow-ups at 3 months and 1 year. Total score and validated subset scores of activities of daily living, mobility, and safety (ADLMS) and emotional well-being (EWB) were assessed. Pearson correlation analyses and paired t-tests were used to examine the data.

Results

Fifty participants (mean, age, 52.5 years; 25 males, 25 females) were recruited with a mean of 40

SUBMITTER: Park K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7396172 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature