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Table 4 Participant characteristics.

From: Effects of standard training in the use of closed-circuit televisions in visually impaired adults: design of a training protocol and a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

Percentage

Range

Age (years)

78 (12)

80 [72-86]

 

34-95

Gender (female)

  

60%

 

Education (years)

9.8 (2.8)

10 [9-11]

 

5-16

Co-morbidity (yes)

  

72%

 

Living situation (independent)

  

86%

 

Social status (married)

  

51%

 

Referred by an ophthalmologist

  

37%

 

Previous use of an LVA, other then a CCTV

  

94%

 

Previous contact with an MRC

  

32%

 

Patients invited by Visio

  

41%

 

Patients invited by Bartiméus

  

38%

 

Patients invited by Sensis

  

21%

 

Time between visit MRC and delivery CCTV (days)

42 (32)

34 [17-64]

 

3-160

Time between delivery CCTV

13 (6.5)

12.5 [8-16]

 

3-31

Time between pre and post-training measurements

96 (8.8)

94 [91-99]

 

81-134