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  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. Internationale Zeitschrift Fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue Internationale De Recherches De Readaptation
|January 1, 1990
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Mobility Officers (O&M specialists) prioritize training for visually impaired clients based on their travel-related feelings, not just visual status. Psychological factors and peripheral vision significantly predict training needs, highlighting a holistic assessment approach.

Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Ophthalmology
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Assessing training needs for visually impaired individuals is crucial for effective rehabilitation.
  • Current methods by Mobility Officers (O&M specialists) lack detailed understanding regarding client's psychological state and visual status.
  • Existing literature offers limited insight into how O&M specialists evaluate training priorities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the factors influencing Mobility Officers' training needs assessments for visually impaired clients.
  • To determine the correlation between clients' feelings during travel, visual status, and training priority ratings.
  • To identify the relative contribution of psychological and visual factors in these assessments.

Main Methods:

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  • Correlational analysis was used to compare training priority ratings with client self-reported feelings and clinical visual status measures.
  • A feelings checklist, developed by clients, was employed to capture emotional states during travel.
  • Data were collected from residents upon arrival at a residential rehabilitation center.

    • Main Results:

    • Six specific travel-related feelings significantly predicted 60.24% of the variance in training priorities, indicating a strong psychological component.
    • Clinical measures of visual status were not directly correlated with training assessments.
    • Lower peripheral field status, unknown to Mobility Officers, correlated with assessments, accounting for an additional 15.57% of variance.

    Conclusions:

    • Mobility Officers' training needs assessments for visually impaired clients are significantly influenced by the clients' psychological state and feelings during travel.
    • While visual status is less directly involved, peripheral vision plays a role, potentially mediated by mobility performance.
    • A combination of psychological factors and specific visual parameters explains a substantial portion of training priority variance.