Jeon Byoung-Jin, Cha Tae-Hyun
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Services, Kangwon National University.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Jun;25(6):693-6. doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.693. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
[Purpose] This research investigated the relationship between balance measured by a TETRAX and activities of daily living (ADL) assessed by NEI-VFQ 25. The results should provide basic data for rehabilitation therapy for low-vision patients. [Methods] We used the NEI-VFQ-25 vision-related Activities of Daily Living evaluation, MMSE-K, and TETRAX to evaluate 30 low-vision outpatients at K hospital in Daejeon, South Korea from July 5 to July 23, 2012. We performed linear regression analysis using a statistical significance level of 0.05. [Results] Balance in the normal eyes open (NO) posture correlated with the normal eyes closed posture and age, but showed no correlation with NEI-VFQ 25. The ADL level correlated with monocular vision, female gender, cognition, and NO posture. These variables explained 54.4% of the aspects of their ADL. [Conclusion] This research proves that low vision adversely affects balance ability, and is influenced by type of vision, gender, and cognitive assessment.
[目的] 本研究调查了TETRAX测量的平衡能力与NEI-VFQ 25评估的日常生活活动（ADL）之间的关系。研究结果应为低视力患者的康复治疗提供基础数据。[方法] 2012年7月5日至7月23日，我们使用NEI-VFQ-25视力相关日常生活活动评估、MMSE-K和TETRAX对韩国大田K医院的30名低视力门诊患者进行了评估。我们使用0.05的统计显著性水平进行线性回归分析。[结果] 正常睁眼（NO）姿势下的平衡能力与正常闭眼姿势和年龄相关，但与NEI-VFQ 25无关。ADL水平与单眼视力、女性性别、认知能力和NO姿势相关。这些变量解释了其ADL方面的54.4%。[结论] 本研究证明低视力会对平衡能力产生不利影响，且受视力类型、性别和认知评估的影响。
