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Health, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Individuals with Visual Impairments, Deafblindness, or Visual Impairment with Additional Disabilities

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 6819

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Lauren Lieberman

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Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education, College at Brockport, The State University of New York, Brockport, NY 14420, USA
Interests: adapted physical education; inclusion; visual impairment; motor development; physical activity
Prof. Dr. Pamela Beach

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Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, NY 14420, USA
Interests: balance and postural control in special populations such as older adults and children with visual impairment; motor development assessments
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Special Issue on Health, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Individuals with Visual Impairments, Deafblindness, or Visual Impairment with Additional Disabilities.

Individuals with visual impairments or deafblindness are a low-incidence population. Until recently research on this population has been limited. Health challenges are common due to limited opportunities, overprotection, lack of knowledge of the individual, a dearth of training for the teachers and parents, fear of injuries, and limited equipment. Although there is an emergent and limited evidence base that includes descriptive, qualitative, intervention, and quasi-experimental research designs, much more research is needed in this area. Ideally, additional research is necessary to improve health and fitness indices in individuals and with visual impairment and deafblindness across the lifespan. Lastly, individuals with visual impairment with additional disabilities have been non-existent in the research literature to date. This population is more common than individuals with only a visual impairment or only deafblindness. This is a very important topic that needs to be addressed related to health, physical activity, and recreation. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue. Here, are some examples, though authors are not limited to these choices:

  1. Experimental or intervention research examining benefits to the health and fitness indices of individuals with visual impairment, deafblindness, and additional disabilities;
  2. Assessment of the current status of health, fitness, motor skills, or recreation of individuals with visual impairment, deafblindness, and additional disabilities;
  3. Longitudinal, cross-sectional, descriptive, and qualitative inquiries are all encouraged for submission.

Prof. Dr. Lauren Lieberman
Prof. Dr. Pamela Beach
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • motor skills
  • physical education
  • health education
  • nutrition
  • wellness
  • outdoor adventure
  • movement
  • health-related fitness
  • blindness
  • multiple disabilities, deafblind

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Exploring the Experiences of Runners with Visual Impairments and Sighted Guides
by Lindsay E. Ball, Lauren J. Lieberman, Pamela Beach, Melanie Perreault and Jason Rich
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12907; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912907 - 8 Oct 2022
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Running is a popular sport, and, with simple modifications, it can be accessible for individuals with visual impairments, particularly with a sighted running guide. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of runners with visual impairments and sighted running guides. [...] Read more.
Running is a popular sport, and, with simple modifications, it can be accessible for individuals with visual impairments, particularly with a sighted running guide. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of runners with visual impairments and sighted running guides. Adopting a descriptive qualitative approach to guide data collection analysis and interpretation, seven runners with visual impairments and four sighted running guides were recruited and interviewed. The analysis identified four major themes: (1) benefits, (2) barriers, (3) advocacy, and (4) communication. The identified themes illustrate the influence of participation in running on the health and relationships of the runners with visual impairments, the barriers that exist to participation, and the advocacy and communication needed to overcome those barriers. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Individuals with Visual Impairments, Deafblindness, or Visual Impairment with Additional Disabilities)

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Vision-Specific Tools for the Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) in Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairment: A Scoping Review
by Tshubelela Sello Simon Magakwe, Rekha Hansraj and Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(8), 1009; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081009 - 31 Jul 2024
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Vision-related quality-of-life (QoL) measures offer a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of eye conditions and the effectiveness of treatment on important aspects of QoL. A substantial number of tools for assessing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in adults have been reviewed. However, despite [...] Read more.
Vision-related quality-of-life (QoL) measures offer a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of eye conditions and the effectiveness of treatment on important aspects of QoL. A substantial number of tools for assessing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in adults have been reviewed. However, despite the high prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors causing visual impairment (VI) in children, there is a notable lack of similar tools for this vulnerable population. This review aimed to systemically map evidence on the availability and use of vision-specific instruments for assessing HR-QoL in children and adolescents with VI. This review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines (2020) and the framework by Arksey and O’Malley and Levac et al. (2010). We conducted systematic searches through databases PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus and search platforms Web of Science and EBSCOhost to source reviews published in English from the date of their inception to December 2023. The findings are reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). We reviewed twenty tools, nine of which were developed for children in the United States and three of which were developed for children in developing countries; no tools specifically developed for children in Africa were found. In the reviewed papers, the tools were presented to children, parents, or proxies in an interview or questionnaire format. For most of the tools, reliability was assessed using internal consistency (n = 12) and test–retest reliability (n = 12). The most dominant measures of validity were construct (n = 16), content (n = 8), internal (n = 4), and criterion (n = 4). There appears to be a need for more tools developed for children in middle–low-income countries, especially for African children. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Individuals with Visual Impairments, Deafblindness, or Visual Impairment with Additional Disabilities)
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Barriers to the Utilization of Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services among Over-50-Year-Old People in East and Southeast Asian Regions: A Scoping Review
by Saito Takashi and Imahashi Kumiko
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(23), 7141; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20237141 - 4 Dec 2023
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East and Southeast Asia (ESEA) are facing age-related eye health issues. Low-vision rehabilitation (LVR), which is a special rehabilitation service for individuals with vision impairment, is a promising solution for these health issues; however, poor accessibility to LVR services has been reported globally, [...] Read more.
East and Southeast Asia (ESEA) are facing age-related eye health issues. Low-vision rehabilitation (LVR), which is a special rehabilitation service for individuals with vision impairment, is a promising solution for these health issues; however, poor accessibility to LVR services has been reported globally, including ESEA. Therefore, this scoping review aimed to summarize and understand the barriers to accessing LVR services in ESEA. In total, 20 articles were ultimately considered eligible for this scoping review after an electronic database search using MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), and Ichushi-Web (Japanese medical literature database), and an independent review by two reviewers. Twenty-one potential barrier factors were identified in the full-text review. Notably, age, education, economic status, “previous experience using eye care service”, and “knowledge, information, and awareness” were the possible barrier factors that were examined for their association with LVR utilization, with supportive evidence in many eligible studies. We also identified research gaps relating to geographical and ethnic diversity, the scope of LVR services, and barriers among eligible articles. Therefore, by conducting further studies addressing the research gaps identified in this scoping review, these findings can be used to make LVR services more accessible to people in ESEA. Full article
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