The Role of Occupational Therapy for Improving Medication Management for Persons With AMD, DR and Glaucoma
The Role of Occupational Therapy for Improving Medication Management for Persons With AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) and Glaucoma
MCPHS University
50 participants
Apr 22, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if education about additional task lighting, enhanced contrast, enlarged print instructions, smart apps and organizational strategies will improve medication management skills. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does additional task lighting, enhanced contrast, enlarged print instructions, smart apps and organizational strategies improve medication management skills, reduce errors and improve functional use of remaining vision for this task? Participants will: Oftentimes, the client is unaware of these strategies which may improve occupational performance during a valued activity. Clients with AMD, DR or Glaucoma who choose to receive the one hour OT service will be provided with 1:1 education regarding the devices and strategies that may improve their ability to perform medication management skills.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Clients with AMD, DR or Glaucoma
- Clients who choose to participate will allow their deidentified data to be evaluated for outcomes.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Clients with other age related eye diseases other than AMD, DR or Glaucoma.
- Clients who do not wish to participate in this study.
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Interventions
Occupational therapists utilize many different treatment strategies when caring for the client with low vision. Oftentimes, the client is unaware of these strategies which may improve occupational performance during a valued activity. Interventions include task lighting, organizational strategies, smart apps, contrast, enlarged print, typoscopes and electronic magnification devices.
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NCT06593405