Development of an intervention to treat fatigue in adults with a visual impairment.

Recruiting

Conditions: vision loss
visual disability (visual impairment)
10047518

Registration Number: NL-OMON42191

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 520

Inclusion Criteria

- Aged 18 years and older.
- Registered at one of the two low vision rehabilitation centres (ensuring a visual impairment).
- Sufficient mastery of the Dutch language: participants need to be able to understand the Dutch questionnaires and be able to answer the questions in Dutch.

Exclusion Criteria

- Severe cognitive impairment: participants need to be able to understand the questionnaires to be able to participate in the study.
- Comorbid diseases: cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders (receiving treatment for any psychiatric disorder in the last year).

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter is fatigue severity, measured by the Fatigue<br /><br>Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary variables are:<br /><br>- Psychological wellbeing, general perceived health and physical activity.<br /><br>- Vision-related quality of life and the need for recovery after work.<br /><br>- Perceived control and self-efficacy.<br /><br>- Cost evaluation associated with fatigue.<br /><br><br /><br>Independent variables are:<br /><br>- Demographic data: age, gender, education level, marital status, living<br /><br>situation, religion and profession/daytime activities.<br /><br>- Disease related variables: co-morbidity, cognitive functioning and ophthalmic<br /><br>data. </p><br>