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Dual sensory impairment in the older patient: a randomized controlled trial to the effectiveness of a Dual Sensory Loss-protocol

The objective of this study is to develop and test a DSL-protocol which will focus on proper use of hearing-aids, and will also provide patients (and their significant others) with specific skills to improve the use of the senses and communication.…

Prevalence of amblyopia, strabismus and refractive errors amongst children of the 7th grade and influence of spectacle correction of hypermetropia on reading ability

Main objectives: 1. to investigate the prevalence of vision abnormalities in 9- and 10 year old children; 2. to investigate the percentage of these vision abnormalities that were detected the VOV screening programme;3. to investigate whether these…

Stepped-care to reduce depression and anxiety in visually impaired older adults - a randomised controlled trial.

The goal of this study is to develop and investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a stepped-care programme for visually impaired older adults to diminish subthreshold depression and/or anxiety symptoms and to prevent a full depressive…

Counselling, prescription and instruction-effects of closed circuit television systems in rehabilitation of visually impaired adults.

The most important objectives in this study are: (1) the development of a standardized method to instruct and train patients how to use a CCTV; (2) the effectiveness of this instruction and training program in the use of a CCTV and (3) the…

Online nurse-assisted eye-screening in home healthcare; implementation study and economic evaluation, from an individual, healthcare and socio-political perspective [iSCREEN-study]

Cost-utility and cost-effectiveness of eye-screening in home healthcare in reducing eye complaints from a societal perspective and its health consequences will be investigated over 1 year. A cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), including an…