■为了探索个性化公民社会参与援助(APIC)的效果,在这里适应视力障碍的干预措施,涉及六到十二个月的每周刺激疗程,由受过培训和监督的服务员提供,关于七个结果(社会参与,休闲,独立性,移动性,生活质量,与健康相关的生活质量,和赋权)在患有视力障碍的老年人中,并记录其促进者和障碍。
■混合方法设计,其中包括实验前和探索性定性临床研究部分,用于年龄在70-86岁的视力障碍的8名老年人(7名女性)和年龄在20-74岁的8名服务员(5名女性)。在干预之前,之后,四个月后,老年人完成了7项结局的问卷调查.在干预期间,服务员完成日记并参加月度会议。干预后对所有参与者进行了半结构化访谈。
■社会参与,休闲,移动性,APIC后,生活质量和赋权立即提高。这些改善通常在四个月后仍然观察到。参与者报告说,APIC提高了老年人的能力,社会参与,和社会环境。
APIC是一种有前途的干预措施,可以帮助患有视力障碍的老年人应对社会限制。
在老年人中,视力障碍对积极和健康的衰老有重要影响。个性化公民社会参与援助(APIC)是一种旨在促进社会参与的干预措施。这项研究表明,适应视力障碍的APIC会影响社会参与,休闲,移动性,视力障碍老年人的生活质量和赋权。与会者还报告说,他们的能力有所改善,社会参与,和社会环境。
UNASSIGNED: To explore the effects of the Personalized Citizen Assistance for Social Participation (APIC), an intervention adapted here for visual impairment, involving weekly stimulation sessions over six to twelve months, provided by trained and supervised attendants, on seven outcomes (social participation, leisure, independence, mobility, quality of life, health-related quality of life, and empowerment) in older adults with visual impairment, and to document its facilitators and barriers.
UNASSIGNED: A mixed-method design, which included a pre-experimental and an exploratory qualitative clinical research component, was used on 8 older adults (7 women) with visual impairment aged 70-86, and 8 attendants (5 women) aged 20-74. Before the intervention, directly after, and four months later, older adults completed questionnaires on the 7 outcomes. During the intervention, attendants completed diaries and participated in monthly meetings. Semi-structured interviews were administered to all participants after the intervention.
UNASSIGNED: Social participation, leisure, mobility, quality of life and empowerment had increased immediately after the APIC. These improvements were still generally observed four months later. Participants reported that the APIC improved older adults\' capabilities, social participation, and social environment.
UNASSIGNED: The APIC is a promising intervention which helps older adults with visual impairment to deal with social restrictions.
In older adults, visual impairment has important consequences on active and healthy aging.Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC) is an intervention that aims to foster the social participation.This study shows that APIC adapted to visual impairment influences social participation, leisure, mobility, quality of life and empowerment of older adults with visual impairment.Participants also reported improvements in their capabilities, social participation, and social environment.