REACHING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED ELDERS IN LONG-TERM-CARE - A SELF-STUDY CURRICULUM FOR CARE PROVIDERS

Authors
DUFFY MA BELIVEAUTOBEY M DELAUNE WR
Citation
Ma. Duffy et al., REACHING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED ELDERS IN LONG-TERM-CARE - A SELF-STUDY CURRICULUM FOR CARE PROVIDERS, Journal of visual impairment & blindness, 89(4), 1995, pp. 368-375
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
Journal of visual impairment & blindness → ACNP
ISSN journal
0145482X
Volume
89
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
368 - 375
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-482X(1995)89:4<368:RVEIL->2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This article reports on a three-year study to develop and evaluate a c omprehensive interdisciplinary self-study curriculum on vision for use in long-term care facilities. Eighty-two staff members in 34 Florida facilities participated in the field test of the curricular materials, which were designed to teach them to identify visually impaired resid ents in a timely manner.