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Health information needs of visually impaired people
— a systematic review of the literature | | Author(s) | C A Beverley, P A Bath, A Booth |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 12, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1-24 |
| Source | www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsc |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Information needs ; Health services ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | While access to, and provision of, information is key to reducing inequalities in health and social care, it does not always meet the needs of groups such as the visually impaired. Out of 1114 references identified in this systematic review on the health information needs of visually impaired people, only 16 met inclusion criteria, and quality of reporting of the literature was poor. Most of the studies were concerned with information for healthy living, while the remaining focus was on information about, or coping with, visual impairment, and about accessing health services (e.g. medication labels, appointment letters). Most of the studies conducted to date relate to format of the information, while surprisingly few empirical studies have examined the health information needs of the group. Gaps identified in the literature include: types of health information; non-format aspects (e.g. content and timing); sources of health and social care information; treating visually impaired people as a heterogeneous group; and recognising the value of actively involving visually impaired people in the research process. Thus, the paucity of evidence places a heavier onus on future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040505201 A |
| Classmark | BR: UV:IK: L: 64A |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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