The project consists of three concrete goals:1)Compare symptoms and patterns of fatigue of visually impaired adults with a control group of adults without a visualimpairment.2)Develop an intervention aimed at treating symptoms of fatigue in visually…
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Condition
- Vision disorders
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Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main study parameter is fatigue severity, measured by the Fatigue
Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI).
Secondary outcome
Secondary variables are:
- Psychological wellbeing, general perceived health and physical activity.
- Vision-related quality of life and the need for recovery after work.
- Perceived control and self-efficacy.
- Cost evaluation associated with fatigue.
Independent variables are:
- Demographic data: age, gender, education level, marital status, living
situation, religion and profession/daytime activities.
- Disease related variables: co-morbidity, cognitive functioning and ophthalmic
data.
Background summary
Symptoms of fatigue are frequently reported by visually impaired clients and
can seriously affect the capacity of clients to cope with everyday life. This
may impair the process of rehabilitation, participation in life, quality of
life and psychosocial wellbeing. Furthermore, fatigue could lead to an increase
of societal costs of the healthcare system. Clients receiving low vision
rehabilitation have indicated that rehabilitation goals concerning fatigue are
in the top 5 of goals with the highest treatment priority. At this moment,
knowledge regarding the relationship of fatigue with general and population
specific determinants is limited. As a consequence, there are currently no
effective interventions aimed at reducing fatigue. Studies with multiple
sclerosis cancer and rheumatoid arthritis patients have shown that an effective
intervention for symptoms of fatigue requires a thorough analysis of
predisposing factors and determinants for the specific patient population.
Study objective
The project consists of three concrete goals:
1)Compare symptoms and patterns of fatigue of visually impaired adults with a
control group of adults without a visual
impairment.
2)Develop an intervention aimed at treating symptoms of fatigue in visually
impaired adults.
3)Substantiate the need of the intervention by evaluating the direct and
indirect costs of fatigue in visually impaired adults
compared with a control group of adults without a visual impairment.
Study design
Cross-sectional (observational) study investigating the determinants of fatigue
for adults with a visual impairment (N=250) with the determinants of fatigue
for adults without a visual impairment (N=250), in order to develop an
intervention to treat fatigue.
Intervention
Not applicable.
Study burden and risks
Participation to this study is minimally exceeding negligible risk. We expect
that the burden of participation will be acceptable. Our study concerns a
vulnerable population (visually impaired) who will receive an interview by
telephone, consisting of questionaires about fatigue, psychological wellbeing,
quality of life and physical functioning. Participants are able to withdraw
from the interview at any time. Furthermore, it is always possible to continu
the interview at another time. The information provided by the participants
will be used to develop an intervention to treat fatigue. Due to the extensive
involvement of clients, the intervention will reflect their perspectives,
wishes and needs.
De Boelelaan 117
Amsterdam 1081 HZ
NL
De Boelelaan 117
Amsterdam 1081 HZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18 years and older.
- Registered at one of the two low vision rehabilitation centres (ensuring a visual impairment).
- Sufficient mastery of the Dutch language: participants need to be able to understand the Dutch questionnaires and be able to answer the questions in Dutch.
Exclusion criteria
- Severe cognitive impairment: participants need to be able to understand the questionnaires to be able to participate in the study.
- Comorbid diseases: cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders (receiving treatment for any psychiatric disorder in the last year).
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL52108.029.15 |