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The impact of the 1.5 meter measure on the psychosocial well-being of people with visual impairments and people with deafblindness: Effective solutions developed from a Human-Centered Design

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. MO Hartendorp

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    Saxion

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Disabled persons

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The more than 300,000 blind, partially sighted and people with deafblindness in the Netherlands feel and experience limitations due to the one-and-a-half meter measure in daily activities and insecurity when asking for help from others. This leads to anxiety, stress and limited mobility. In addition, it leads to a limitation of autonomy and a reduction in the quality of life. It is important that the 1.5 meter society remains accessible and inclusive for this target group. Based on a people-oriented approach, together with visually and visually-audibly impaired people, effective solutions will be sought that are in line with the psychosocial problems experienced as a result of the 1.5 meter measure.