Outcomes on Functional Vision Performance Following ICF Corset and Users’ Satisfaction Level on Low Vision Aids

Abstract

The study aimed to compare functional vision performance of persons with visual disability before and after receiving visual aids, and to study users’ satisfaction level on the visual aids. Forty people with low vision were included in the study. They were administered using the ICF corset for visual disability at first visit and three months after the services. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences of users’ functional performance on seeing function, moving around in different locations, using transportation, community life, and recreation and leisure (p<0.05). However, there were no differences on looking after one’s health, preparing meals, doing housework, education, and economic self-sufficiency. Users’ satisfaction level on visual aids was average to high. Highest level of satisfaction was on ease and convenience of the devices (90.6%), adjustability (87.4%), safety (87.4%), and meet the user’s needs (87.4%). In conclusion, ICF corset could be used as a framework to describe functional performance of people with visual impairment before and after using visual aids in both health and social dimensions. The corset could also be used as an assessment tool for providing services to meet the user’s needs in vision rehabilitation.