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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.…
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…
The objective of this study is to gain insight in the effects of the triage method on the identification of children with mental or physical problems, the basic JGZ care for children age 4-12, the extra care for children with mental or physical…
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…
The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess the prevalence of visual field defects in formerly eclamptic women. The secondary objective is to compare the vision-related quality of life between formerly eclamptic and normotensive parous…
The general objective of our study is to improve the outcome of LVR by adequate referral of depressed visually impaired elderly patients who are entering the LVR process. First, it is important to know the prevalence and severity of depressive…
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…
Development and validation of the D-AI KIDS and the D-AI YA:Currently there is no standardized instrument that measures visually impaired children*s and young adults' participation based on the nine ICF-CY domains. The primary objective of this…
To evaluate the natural progression of anatomical and functional visual parameters in genetically defined subjects with Geographic Atrophy (GA) due to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
The objective of this study is to determine which problems arise from different levels of impairments in visual and auditory functions. We will especially focus on the areas of access to information, communication, fatigue and mobility.
Our aim is to provide the fPRC with empirical data. With studying questions based on literature and practice, the project aims to provide professionals with necessary knowledge to set up early counselling. Besides, the results of the project can…
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…
The main objective of the study is to understand the individual and combined effects of VI and HI on ECP. Secondary objectives are to create the proper tools to study these effects, understand the interactive effects of the auditory and visual…
Primary Objective: To explore the computations which occur in the brain which occur in visual disorders and determine how these differ from healthy controls. Specifically, we expect that the overall sensitivity (area under the curve) which reflects…