Open AccessFactors Affecting Uptake of Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Training among Blind Older People in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Emeka Patrick Okonji,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hsoa journal of gerontology and geriatric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2381-8662
DOI - 10.24966/ggm-8662/100113
Subject(s) - orientation and mobility , rehabilitation , orientation (vector space) , training (meteorology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , gerontology , medicine , physical therapy , visually impaired , optometry , geography , mathematics , geometry , meteorology
he study investigated the factors affecting the low uptake of Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Training (O&M RT) among 350 legally blind (VA ≤ LogMAR -1.00 and/or visual field loss to less than 10°) older adults aged ≥ 60 years who had never gone for O&M RT.