Chu Hui-Ying, Chan Hui-Shan
Department of Living Services Industry, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan City 710, Taiwan.
Department of Applied Cosmetology, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan City 700, Taiwan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 20;12(6):692. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12060692.
Quality of life (QOL) is frequently utilized in clinical medicine and research to assess a patient's health status and treatment effectiveness.
This study investigates the impact of vocational training on the QOL of visually impaired individuals.
We employed the brief Taiwan version of the World Health Organization QOL Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREFTW) to assess four domains: physical, psychological, social, and environmental, using a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The experimental group participated in 6 months of vocational training, including life and career reconstruction. After completing the vocational training, the average QOL score for the experimental group was 3.34 ± 0.18, while the control group had a score of 3.10 ± 0.85. The generalized estimating equation (GEE) results revealed a notable improvement of 10.81 (1.10) in the posttest overall QOL scores compared to the pretest scores in the control group.
Vocational training significantly improves the overall QOL for visually impaired individuals. It is noteworthy that the psychological, social relationship, and physical health domains of WHOQOL-BREF TW exhibited the most significant improvements. This emphasizes the following: 1. professional knowledge and technical learning can enhance the abilities of the visually impaired. 2. The improvement in QOL occurs primarily at physical, psychological, and social levels. These levels involve maintaining physical health, reducing dependence on medical care, and enhancing self-care abilities for life reconstruction. 3. Integrating electronics with directional action can help to mitigate the risks associated with outdoor activities.
生活质量（QOL）在临床医学和研究中经常被用于评估患者的健康状况和治疗效果。
本研究调查职业培训对视力障碍者生活质量的影响。
我们采用世界卫生组织生活质量简表台湾版（WHOQOL-BREFTW），运用非等效的前测-后测对照组设计来评估四个领域：身体、心理、社会和环境。实验组参加了为期6个月的职业培训，包括生活和职业重建。完成职业培训后，实验组的生活质量平均得分为3.34±0.18，而对照组的得分为3.10±0.85。广义估计方程（GEE）结果显示，与对照组前测分数相比，后测总体生活质量分数显著提高了10.81（1.10）。
职业培训显著提高了视力障碍者的总体生活质量。值得注意的是，WHOQOL-BREF TW的心理、社会关系和身体健康领域改善最为显著。这强调了以下几点：1.专业知识和技术学习可以提高视力障碍者的能力。2.生活质量的改善主要发生在身体、心理和社会层面。这些层面包括维持身体健康、减少对医疗护理的依赖以及提高生活重建的自我护理能力。3.将电子设备与定向行动相结合有助于降低户外活动相关风险。
