Occupational Therapy and the Person With Diabetes and Vision Impairment - 0 views

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  #1 maglianop on 26 Nov 17

   

  As many as 13 million people, or 5.2% of the U.s. population, have diabetes. Because other common complications secondary to diabetes include cardiac problems, stroke, amputations, kidney failure, and psychosocial adjustment issues, per- sons with diabetes and visual impairment are being treat- ed by health care professionals (including occupational therapists) in a variety of settings. Bernbaum et al. (1988) stated that health care professionals "are often unrespon- sive to the rehabilitation needs of visually impaired pa- tients with diabetes" (p. 54) and do not provide instruc- tion in diabetes self-management tasks. Yet according to Baker (1993), "traditional diabetes self-management techniljues reljuire adequate vision to rractice" and "are virtually impossible to perform" for those with vision loss and other potential complications "unless adaptations or modifications of both technique and equipment are im- plemented" (p 349).
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As many as 13 million people, or 5.2% of the U.s. population, have diabetes. Because other common complications secondary to diabetes include cardiac problems, stroke, amputations, kidney failure, and psychosocial adjustment issues, per- sons with diabetes and visual impairment are being treat- ed by health care professionals (including occupational therapists) in a variety of settings. Bernbaum et al. (1988) stated that health care professionals "are often unrespon- sive to the rehabilitation needs of visually impaired pa- tients with diabetes" (p. 54) and do not provide instruc- tion in diabetes self-management tasks. Yet according to Baker (1993), "traditional diabetes self-management techniljues reljuire adequate vision to rractice" and "are virtually impossible to perform" for those with vision loss and other potential complications "unless adaptations or modifications of both technique and equipment are im- plemented" (p 349). <br /> <a href="https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1871795" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1871795</a></div>

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