The study on effectiveness of vision rehabilitation for persons with visual disabilities in community of Chantaburi Province

Abstract

The study on Effectiveness of Vision Rehabilitation for persons with Visual Disabilities in Community of Chantaburi Province aims to examine the effectiveness of vision rehabilitation service provided to persons with visual disabilities in the community of Chantaburi Province. This study was the survey research conducted in a group of 191 participants with visual disabilities in Chantaburi Province, and have been provided the vision rehabilitation service. The research instruments involved the evaluation of performance of people with visual disabilities by using the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health). These participants were introduced and trained the Orientation and Mobility (O&M) and visual aids. Data was collected using the questionnaire. Statistics used included the percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, and Mann-Whitney U Test. Results indicated that the effectiveness of vision rehabilitation service provided to people with visual disabilities in the community, in general, was at the high level (M = 4.87, S.D. = 0.25). The analysis of the service effectiveness compared between different gender, types of visual disability, age, level of education, occupation, and number of services provided, the mean of opinions toward the effectiveness of the service provided was not different at a significance level of .05. However, the different service received had the different mean of opinions toward the effectiveness of vision rehabilitation provided at the significance level of .05.