This three-year project will examine demographic, programmatic, and functional status data from an estimated 10,000 blinded veterans gathered by 92 Visual Impairment Service Team Coordinators in the course of their administration of the veterans annual reviews. It will compare this data with functional status data gathered by research project staff through telephone interviews of an estimated 5,000 blinded veterans.
Coordinators assume responsibility for data collection and input.
The same basic instruments developed and used in C1776 and C1894 will be employed in this study. The overall goal of this research is to provide rehabilitation professionals with reliable and valid programmatically collected outcome assessment data that can be used for program planning, program evaluation and outcome research ultimately resulting in improvement of function and quality of life for veterans.