Implications for Rehabilitation
Visually impaired elderly persons perceive restrictions in participation and participate less in society compared to peers.
Since participation contributes to quality of life and well-being, it is important that visually impaired elderly persons maintain or enhance their level of participation in society.
This pilot study showed that the multidisciplinary group rehabilitation programme Visually Impaired elderly Persons Participating (VIPP) modestly benefits perceived restrictions in participation, satisfaction with participation and autonomy outdoors of the visually impaired elderly.