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Table 2 General characteristics of the participants and trainers per group

From: Usefulness and acceptability of a standardised orientation and mobility training for partially-sighted older adults using an identification cane

General characteristics

Standardised training group

Regular training group

p-value

Participants

(n = 31)

(n = 37)

 

mean age (SD)

76.9

(8.9)

75.3

(8.6)

0.44

number female (%)

19

(61)

22

(60)

0.88

level of education (%)

    

0.15

  low

12

(39)

16

(43)

 

  medium

10

(29)

17

(46)

 

  high

9

(32)

4

(11)

 

number living alone (%)

19

(61)

17

(46)

0.16

primary diagnosis (%)

    

0.26

  macular degeneration

17

(55)

26

(70)

 

  glaucoma

5

(16)

2

(5)

 

  other

10

(32)

7

(19)

 

mean functional acuity score (range)

     

  right

0.15

(0.00-0.70)

0.19

(0.03-0.80)

0.32

  left

0.14

(0.00-0.50)

0.19

(0.00-1.00)

0.19

  binocular

0.21

(0.03-0.60)

0.22

(0.03-1.00)

0.74

Trainers

(n = 12)

(n = 17)

 

mean age (SD)

39.0

(12.1)

33.9

(8.9)

0.20

number female (%)

11

(91)

15

(88)

0.77

occupational therapists (%)

9

(75)

15

(88)

0.37

mean years of experience (range)

8.3

(0–22)

5.7

(0–27)

0.31

mean hours O&M-training per week (range)

11.5

(2–32)

9.8

(1–40)

0.77