Perceived social support in adolescents with and without visual impairment

Pinquart, Martin; Pfeiffer, Jens P.

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.08.004

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“…Almost all centenarians were rated as having visual difficulties and receiving social support. Social support relates to the SWB of people with visual impairments more strongly than variables measuring visual function (Guerette and Smedema, ; Huurre et al , ; Papadopoulos et al , ; Pinquart and Pfeiffer, ). However, centenarians who had severe and average levels of visual impairment tended to report higher levels of depression than those with better vision even if they had social support.…”

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“…Extant literature examining social support for adults with visual impairments has shown that social support relates more strongly to SWB in people with visual impairments than other variables measuring visual function (Guerette and Smedema, 2011;Huurre et al, 1999;Papadopoulos, et al, 2014;Pinquart and Pfeiffer, 2013). However, few studies have focused on older adults (e.g., Court et al, 2014;Hong, et al, 2015).…”

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The relationship between vision impairment and well‐being among centenarians: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study

Toyoshima

Martin

Sato

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The relationship between vision impairment and well‐being among centenarians: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study

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Sato

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Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…The participants were recruited from personal contacts of the researcher using snow-ball sampling (Neuman, 2003). The first contact made to the participants was using a direct approach via email and telephone.…”

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Factors Influencing Successful Employment for Men With Visual Impairment

Budiarti

2018

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This study investigated experiences of men with visual impairment in Indonesia as they responded to challenges in employment. Method: The study was qualitative, using in-depth interviews. The participants were employed men with visual impairment and married to a sighted woman, selected using snowball sampling. The visual impairment was acquired before employment and marriage, but no specific exclusion criteria for the visual impairment. Thirty-nine participants were interviewed for one hour each in their native language of Bahasa Indonesia using semi-structured questions. The interviews were transcribed, translated, and analysed. Results: Five factors and seventeen sub factors were found: institutional settings, family support, social support, personal traits, and employment arrangements. Discussion: The study found that there are factors that play a positive role for some participants, but a negative role for others. Improvement in certain factors is needed in order to develop better employment for people with visual impairment in Indonesia. Limitations of this study were: the number of participants, the locations of study, and the criteria of visual impairment. Implications for Practitioners: Improving the education system, optimal implementation of the employment quota system, developing personal traits, and improving awareness to trigger better family and social network support, would be beneficial for future employment of people with visual impairment.

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“…A two-level HLM model was defined by two types of regression equations (Pinquart & Pfeiffer, 2013). For comparison, the target images at specific distances captured by the lens were compared, and the highest average value of intensity within the high frequency of 70 to 90 lines/mm would be the image with the best focus, as shown in Figure 5.…”

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Evaluating the Image Quality of Closed Circuit Television Magnification Systems Versus a Head-Mounted Display for People With Low Vision

Lin

Jan

Lay

et al. 2014

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In this research, image analysis was used to optimize the visual output of a traditional Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) magnifying system and a head-mounted display (HMD) for people with low vision. There were two purposes: (1) To determine the benefit of using an image analysis system to customize image quality for a person with low vision, and (2) to have people with low vision evaluate a traditional CCTV magnifier and an HMD, each customized to the user's needs and preferences. A CCTV system can electronically alter images by increasing the contrast, brightness, and magnification for the visually disabled when they are reading texts and pictures. The test methods was developed to evaluate and customize a magnification system for persons with low vision. The head-mounted display with CCTV was used to obtain better depth of field and a higher modulation transfer function from the video camera. By sensing the parameters of the environment (e.g., ambient light level, etc.) and collecting the user's specific characteristics, the system could make adjustments according to the user's needs, thus allowing the visually disabled to read more efficiently.

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Perceived social support in adolescents with and without visual impairment

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

The relationship between vision impairment and well‐being among centenarians: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study

The relationship between vision impairment and well‐being among centenarians: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study

Factors Influencing Successful Employment for Men With Visual Impairment

Evaluating the Image Quality of Closed Circuit Television Magnification Systems Versus a Head-Mounted Display for People With Low Vision

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