Model-Driven Gaze Simulation for the Blind Person in Face-to-Face Communication

Qiu, Shi; Anas, Siti Aisyah; Osawa, Hirotaka; Rauterberg, Matthias; Hu, Jun

doi:10.1145/2974804.2980482

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“…The loss to follow-up for DR translates into a lost opportunity to prevent severe retinopathy and eventual blindness. A study by Qiu et al reported having unpleasant feelings during the conversation as a result of not being able to read nonverbal cues such hand gestures, head nods, eye contact, and facial expressions during face-to-face communication [ 32 ]. To more fully understand the challenges experienced in receiving diabetic care, future studies should concentrate on individuals who are blind or have severe vision loss.…”

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Patient, family member, and health care provider perspective on barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening in Thailand: A qualitative study

Kumar¹,

Velu²,

Pardhan³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Objectives Diabetic retinopathy (DR) can cause significant visual impairment which can be largely avoided by early detection through proper screening and treatment. People with DR face a number of challenges from early detection to treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate factors that influence DR screening in Thailand and to identify barriers to follow-up compliance from patient, family member, and health care provider (HCP) perspectives. Methods A total of 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) were held, each with five to twelve participants. There were three distinct stakeholders: diabetic patients (n = 47) presenting to a diabetic retinopathy clinic in Thailand, their family members (n = 41), and health care providers (n = 34). All focus group conversations were transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used to examine textual material. Results Different themes emerged from the FGD on knowledge about diabetes, self-care behaviors of diabetes mellitus (DM), awareness about DR, barriers to DR screening, and the suggested solutions to address those barriers. Data showed lower knowledge and awareness about diabetes and DR in both patients and family members. Long waiting times, financial issues, and lack of a person to accompany appointments were identified as the major deterrents for attending DR screening. Family support for patients was found to vary widely, with some patients reporting to have received adequate support while others reported having received minimal support. Even though insurance covered the cost of attending diabetes/DR screening program, some patients did not show up for their appointments. Conclusion Patients need to be well-informed about the asymptomatic nature of diabetes and DR. Communication at the patient level and shared decision-making with HCPs are essential. Family members and non-physician clinicians (such as diabetes nurses, diabetes educators, physician assistants) who work in the field of diabetes play a vital role in encouraging patients to attend diabetes and DR follow-ups visits regularly.

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confidence: 99%

Patient, family member, and health care provider perspective on barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening in Thailand: A qualitative study

Kumar¹,

Velu²,

Pardhan³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…Recent evidence has shown how blind people develop different tactile and auditory affective abilities (Martins et al, 2019;Falagiarda et al, 2023;Radziun et al, 2023a), as well as enhanced cardiac interoception (Radziun et al, 2023b). Of note, blind individuals report difficulties in social interactions in relation to inaccessible visual signals, especially in understanding positive exchanges (Qiu et al, 2015). On the other hand, previous studies have highlighted similar performances between early blind and sighted individuals in other social cognition domains, such as theory of mind (Bedny et al, 2009).…”

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Visual experience shapes bodily representation of emotion

Lettieri,

calce,

Giraudet

et al. 2023

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Philosophers and experimentalists have long debated whether bodily representation of emotion is grounded in our sensory experience. Indeed, we are used to observe emotional reactions expressed through the bodies of others, yet it is still unknown whether this observation influence how we experience affective states in our own bodies. To delve into this question, we developed a naturalistic haptic task and asked a group of early (n=20) and late (n=20) blind, as well as sighted individuals (n=20) to indicate where in the body they perceive changes associated with affective states. Our results show that visual experience shape bodily representation of emotion. Blind and sighted individuals attribute different importance to body regions in relation to specific emotional states, as sighted people focus more on visceral sensations, while blind report as more relevant the mouth and the hand areas. We also observe differences in the coherence of bodily maps of specific emotions, such as aggressiveness, for which early and late blind are homogenous in reporting the mouth, while sighted subjects demonstrate a scattered pattern of activation across the body. Finally, our findings show that blind people rely on a different organization of affect, as only sighted categorize bodily maps of emotion through the valence and arousal dimensions. In summary, we demonstrate that sensory experience impacts the bodily representation of affect by modulating the relevance that different body parts have in emotional reactions, by modifying the weights attributed to interoceptive and exteroceptive signals, and by changing how emotions are conceptualized in the body.

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