Title:
Evaluation of emotional support and counselling within an integrated low vision service.
Author:
Dr Suzanne Hodge and Dr Wally Barr, Health and Community Care Research Unit
University of Liverpool.
Dr Paul Knox, Directorate of Orthoptics and Vision Science, School of Health Sciences.
Publisher:
Liverpool University.
Year of publication:
2010.
Background
The aims of the pilot were:
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to explore the impact of an emotional support and counselling service provided as part of an integrated low vision pathway
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to provide evidence to support policy makers, commissioners and practitioners for the future development and delivery of low vision services.
Key findings
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Findings show a significant clinical improvement in service users by the end of therapy, to the extent that they can be said to have recovered
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This change is statistically significant, and it can be confidently claimed that, if the service was extended and offered to a similar client group, similar levels of improvement would be shown
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Further research to examine the case for a causal link between the emotional support and counselling service intervention and the significant reduction in psychological distress in those using the service is recommended
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