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Published on: July 9, 2016
[Quality of life in visual impaired children treated for Early Visual Stimulation]
Alcione Aparecida Messa1, Célia Regina Nakanami, Marcia Caires Bestilleiro Lopes
1Ambulatório de Estimulação Visual Precoce, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp - São Paulo (SP), Brasil. alcioneam@hotmail.com
Insights
Multidisciplinary interventions significantly improved the quality of life for visually impaired children. The study highlights improvements in general vision health and family well-being.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation Science
Context:
- Visually impaired children often experience diminished quality of life.
- Early intervention programs are crucial for developmental outcomes.
- The Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory at Unifesp provides multidisciplinary care.
Purpose:
- To assess the impact of a multiprofessional rehabilitational intervention on the quality of life of visually impaired children.
- To evaluate changes in quality of life before and after intervention using the CVFQ questionnaire.
- To determine the effectiveness of the intervention in improving visual function and family well-being.
Summary:
- The Child Vision Quality of Life (CVFQ) questionnaire was administered to visually impaired children (aged 0-7 years) before and after a multiprofessional rehabilitational intervention.
- Significant improvements were observed in general vision health (p=0.029), general health, family impact, and overall quality of life scores.
- The study demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between subscale scores at both time points.
Impact:
- The CVFQ questionnaire is an effective tool for measuring vision-related quality of life in this population.
- Multidisciplinary interventions positively impact visual function and enhance the quality of life for both children and their families.
- Findings support the integration of comprehensive rehabilitational strategies for visually impaired children.
Purpose:
To evaluate the quality of life in visually impaired children followed in the Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory of Unifesp in two moments, before and after rehabilitational intervention of multiprofessional team.
Methods:
A CVFQ quality of life questionnaire was used. This instrument has a version for less than three years old children and another one for children older than three years (three to seven years) divided in six subscales: General health, General vision health, Competence, Personality, Family impact and Treatment.
Results:
The correlation between the subscales on two moments was significant. There was a statistically significant difference in general vision health (p=0,029) and other important differences obtained in general health, family impact and quality of life general score.
Discussion:
The questionnaire showed to be effective in order to measure the quality of life related to vision on families followed on this ambulatory. The multidisciplinary interventions provided visual function and familiar quality of life improvement.
Conclusion:
The quality of life related to vision in children followed in Early Visual Stimulation Ambulatory of Unifesp showed a significant improvement on general vision health.
