General characteristics | Standardised training group | Regular training group | p-value | ||
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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 |