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Trial reportTranslational vision science & technology2022

Acceptability of Telerehabilitation for Magnification Devices for the Visually Impaired Using Various Approaches to Facilitate Accessibility.

Ava K Bittner, Patrick D Yoshinaga, John D Shepherd, John E Kaminski, Alexis G Malkin, Melissa W Chun, Tiffany L Chan, Ashley D Deemer, Nicole C Ross, BeST-AID Study Team

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Translational vision science & technology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04066075 nacompletednot on this map

Beacon Sensors & Telerehabilitation to Assess & Improve Use of Devices for Visual Functioning

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2019 to 2023Enrolled61ConditionsLow VisionArmsLow Vision Rehabilitation
NCT06107881 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve Use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2023 to 2028Enrolled350ConditionsLow Vision, Low Vision AidsArmsLow Vision Rehabilitation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Ava K BittnerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Patrick D YoshinagaSouthern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA, USA.
John D ShepherdDepartment of Ophthalmology, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
John E KaminskiMid-Michigan Eye Care, Midland, MI, USA.
Alexis G MalkinNew England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, USA.
Melissa W ChunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Tiffany L ChanFrank Stein & Paul S. May Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ashley D DeemerSouthern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA, USA.
Nicole C RossNew England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, USA.
BeST-AID Study Team
Marshall B. Ketchum University · USNew England College of Optometry · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USEye Care Associates · USMay Institute · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve use of Devices for visual functioning (BeST-AID)R21EY029883 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BITTNER, AVA K · 2019 to 2020
$470k
NEI NIH HHS R21 EY029883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: We examined different methods to reduce the burden of accessing technology for videoconferencing during telerehabilitation for magnification devices for the visually impaired. Methods: During telerehabilitation studies over the past 5 years, vision rehabilitation providers assessed and gave training to visually impaired participants with newly dispensed magnification devices at home who connected to Zoom videoconferencing via loaner tablets or smartphones with assistance from (phase 1; n = 10) investigators by phone, (phase 2; n = 11) local Lions Club volunteers in participants' homes, or (phase 3; n = 24) remote access control software in a randomized controlled trial with 13 usual care controls who received in-office training. All participants completed the same post-telerehabilitation phone survey. Results: A significantly greater proportion of phase 3 subjects indicated they strongly or mostly agreed that the technology did not interfere with the session (96%) compared to phase 1 (60%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-12.5; P = 0.03) or phase 2 (55%; 95% CI, 1.8-188; P = 0.01). The majority indicated telerehabilitation was as accurate as in person (68%), they were comfortable with telerehabilitation (91%) and interested in a future session (83%), and their magnifier use improved (79%), with no significant differences in these responses between phases (all P > 0.10), including comparisons of participants randomized to telerehabilitation or in-office training in phase 3 who reported similar overall satisfaction levels (P = 0.84). Conclusions: Participants across all phases reported high levels of acceptance for telerehabilitation, with least interference from technology using remote access control in phase 3. Translational Relevance: With accommodations for accessibility to videoconferencing technology, telerehabilitation for magnification devices can be a feasible, acceptable, and valuable option in countries with resources to support the technology.

Indexed as

TelerehabilitationVision, LowEye, ArtificialEyeglassesHumansVideoconferencing

Identifiers

PMID35917136
PMCPMC9358294
OpenAlexW4289523801

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