The relationship between visual impairments and activity of the neck/shoulder muscles among surgeons during simulated surgical tasks

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Alhusuny ◽  
Margaret Cook ◽  
Akram Khalil ◽  
Andrew Hill ◽  
Venerina Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Shoulder Muscles ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Home Environment and Falls for Older Adults With Visual Impairments

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 770-770
Author(s):  
Bonnielin Swenor ◽  
Aleksandra Mihailovic ◽  
Pradeep Ramulu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Engineering Society ◽  
Environment Assessment ◽  
Risk Factors For Falls ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The home environment and features of the home have been identified as important risk factors for falls, and may pose particular risk for older adults with visual impairments given difficulty with hazard perception. We used data from 245 participants in the Falls in Glaucoma Study [mean age: 71 years, mean follow-up: 31 months] with homes graded using our previously validated Home Environment Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HEAVI), which quantifies the number of in-home fall-related hazards and found that neither the number of hazards nor the percentage of hazardous items were associated falls/year. However, each 10-fold increase in lighting was associated with a 35% lower rate of falls/year (RR=0.65, 95%CI=0.46 to 0.92) and there was a 50% reduction in falls/year when lighting was at or above 30 footcandles (minimum lighting level recommended by the Engineering Society of North America) compared to lighting <30 footcandles (RR=0.50, 95%CI=0.26 to 0.96).

Barriers, Expectancy-Value Beliefs, and Physical Activity Engagement Among Adults With Visual Impairments

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
T.N. Kirk ◽  
Justin A. Haegele ◽  
Xihe Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Activity Engagement ◽  
Correlational Approach ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Barriers To Physical Activity

The purpose of this inquiry was to examine the relationship between barriers to physical activity, expectancy-value variables, and physical activity engagement among adults with visual impairments. Using a descriptive correlational approach, a sample of 214 adults with visual impairments (Mage = 43.14, SD = 13.67) completed questionnaires pertaining to barriers to physical activity, expectancy-value beliefs about physical activity, and physical activity engagement. Data were analyzed via correlation and hierarchical regression. The final regression model explained 20.30% of variance in physical activity (p < .001). Intrinsic value (β = 0.26, p = .01) and expectancy beliefs (β = 0.33, p < .001) each emerged as significant predictors of physical activity engagement, which suggests that expectancy-value theory may have some utility for investigating the physical activity engagement of individuals with visual impairments. However, the lack of significant contribution of other variables such as attainment and utility values, as well as barriers factors, underscores the need for additional research in this area.

scholarly journals The Use of Light Rail or Light Rapid Transit Systems by Individuals with Severe Visual Impairments

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between use of light rapid or light rail transit (LRT) systems by persons with severe visual impairments and independence in orientation and mobility. It found that orientation and mobility training on LRT systems would resolve many of the difficulties that users of the systems encountered. Modification that would make the systems more easily accessible to visually impaired travelers are suggested.

Television Time and the Relationship to Obesity in Adults with Visual Impairments

10.5241/5-79 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth K. Lenz ◽  
Brooke E. Starkoff ◽  
John T. Foley ◽  
Lauren J. Lieberman
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Television Time ◽  
The Relationship

Mindfulness, Contact Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Students With Visual Impairments Among Certified Adapted Physical Educators

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-507
Author(s):  
Justin A. Haegele ◽  
Chunxiao Li ◽  
Wesley J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Interpersonal Mindfulness ◽  
Adapted Physical Educators ◽  
Attitudes Toward Students ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal/intrapersonal mindfulness, contact anxiety, and attitudes toward students with visual impairments among certified adapted physical educators. Participants included 115 certified adapted physical educators who completed a 31-item online survey, composed of a 10-item demographic questionnaire, a 14-item mindfulness in teaching scale, a four-item intergroup anxiety scale, and a three-item attitude scale. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that intrapersonal mindfulness was a negative predictor of contact anxiety (β = −0.26, p = .007) and contact anxiety negatively predicted attitudes (β = −0.22, p = .02). A mediation analysis revealed that intrapersonal mindfulness had an indirect effect on attitudes through contact anxiety, b = 0.09, SE = 0.05, 95% confidence interval [0.006, 0.22]. Collectively, both intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness appear to be responsible for the formation of attitudes, but with different underlying processes involved.

Perception of Synthetic and Natural Speech by Adults with Visual Impairments

2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (7) ◽  
pp. 403-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Papadopoulos ◽  
Athanasios Koutsoklenis ◽  
Evangelia Katemidou ◽  
Areti Okalidou
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Natural Speech ◽  
Synthetic Speech ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the intelligibility and comprehensibility of natural speech in comparison to synthetic speech. The results demonstrate the type of errors; the relationship between intelligibility and comprehensibility; and the correlation between intelligibility and comprehensibility and key factors, such as the frequency of use of text-to-speech systems.

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