Impact of vision problems on children's daily activities: Insights from a focus group discussion.

Q2 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

F1000Research Pub Date : 2025-03-18 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.12688/f1000research.159464.2

Tshubelela Sello Simon Magakwe, Rekha Hansraj, Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba

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Background/purpose: There are approximately 18.94 million visually impaired children worldwide, with 90% of them living in low-middle income countries. Research shows that visual impairment (VI) has a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL) of those affected. Therefore, it is essential to investigate how VI affects the daily activities of these children to develop management strategies that can help minimize its impact on their QoL. Therefore, qualitative research design was utilized to explore the perceived impact of VI on the daily activities of children living with VI.

Methods: Using a qualitative approach, purposive sampling was used to identify information-rich participants to partake in focus group discussions (FGDs) and address the aim of the study adequately. Identified data sources were divided into two groups: one with 'experts' who worked with children regularly, and another with school-age children aged 6-17 years, from three rural schools in Sekhukhune district, South Africa. The FGDs were guided by semi-structured interview questions. All sessions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, cleaned, coded, and analysed under ten domains, identified from the literature.

Results: A total of 477 statements and comments related to children's vision were generated through the nine FGDs. Participants were nine experts working with children, and 49 children living with or without VI. Of the total number of statements, 60% (n = 287) were generated from FGDs with children, 63% (n = 299) were negative statements, and the remaining 19% (n = 92), and 18% (n = 86) were neutral and positive statements respectively. The most generated statements fell under the domains 'Hobbies, Leisure and Sport' 21% (n = 101), 'Education' 21% (n = 100), and 'Psychological and Emotional' 12.8% (n = 61).

Conclusion: This study offered comprehensive insights into the impact of VI on the daily activities of rural school-aged children and young people.

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视力问题对儿童日常活动的影响：来自焦点小组讨论的见解。

背景/目的：全世界约有1894万视力受损儿童，其中90%生活在中低收入国家。研究表明，视力障碍（VI）对受影响者的生活质量（QoL）有显著影响。因此，有必要研究VI如何影响这些儿童的日常活动，以制定管理策略，帮助最大限度地减少其对生活质量的影响。因此，本研究采用质性研究设计来探讨VI对患有VI的儿童日常活动的感知影响。方法：采用质性方法，采用有目的抽样来确定信息丰富的参与者参加焦点小组讨论（fgd），并充分阐述研究的目的。已确定的数据来源分为两组：一组是定期与儿童打交道的“专家”，另一组是来自南非Sekhukhune区的三所农村学校的6-17岁学龄儿童。fgd是由半结构化的面试问题引导的。所有的会议都被记录下来，逐字转录，清理，编码，并在十个领域进行分析，从文献中确定。结果：通过9个fgd共生成477条与儿童视力相关的陈述和评论。参与者是9名与儿童一起工作的专家，以及49名患有或没有VI的儿童。在所有陈述中，60% （n = 287）来自与儿童一起生活的fgd， 63% （n = 299）是负面陈述，其余19% （n = 92）和18% （n = 86）分别是中性和积极的陈述。生成最多的陈述集中在“爱好、休闲和运动”领域21% (n = 101)，“教育”领域21% (n = 100)，以及“心理和情感”领域12.8% （n = 61）。结论：本研究全面了解了VI对农村学龄儿童和青少年日常活动的影响。

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