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Table 6 Trainers’ and participants’ opinion about the orientation and mobility training per group

From: Usefulness and acceptability of a standardised orientation and mobility training for partially-sighted older adults using an identification cane

 

Standardised training group (n = 28)

Regular training group (n = 37)

p-value

Opinion regarding:

Trainer

Participant

Trainer

Participant

 

the overall training*

6.1

 

8.3

 

7.5

 

7.9

 

0.02

the trainer’s performance*

7.6

 

8.6

 

7.5

 

8.3

 

0.24

the participants’ engagement in the training*

7.8

 

7.8

 

7.4

 

7.4

 

0.15

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

 

  the number of sessions

  (too) much

10

(36)

2

(7)

1

(3)

0

(0)

 

  Good

12

(43)

24

(86)

20

(54)

30

(81)

 

  (too) less

3

(11)

1

(4)

13

(35)

0

(0)

 

  the need for extra sessions

3

(11)

4

(14)

4

(11)

6

(16)

 

the duration of the sessions

         

  (too) long

4

(14)

5

(18)

1

(3)

0

(0)

 

  Good

18

(64)

20

(71)

30

(81)

31

(84)

 

  (too) short

2

(7)

2

(7)

3

(8)

2

(5)

 

the progress of the training

         

  (very) easy

10

(36)

25

(89)

21

(57)

31

(84)

 

  not easy/not difficult

10

(36)

2

(7)

13

(35)

2

(5)

 

  (very) difficult

5

(18)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 

the extent to which the participant’s need for mobility support was met

  not satisfactory

1

(4)

2

(7)

0

(0)

2

(5)

 

  partly satisfactory

7

(25)

10

(36)

9

(24)

12

(32)

 

  Satisfactory

17

(61)

14

(50)

25

(68)

20

(54)

 
  1. Note: all numbers and percentages do not add up to final numbers due to missing data. * Mean report mark on a scale from 1 (low) to 10 (high). Trainers’ opinion of standardised training group compared with trainers’ opinion of regular training group.