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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a systematic treatment programme developed by the
researcher that targeted aspects of visual functioning affected by visual field
deficits following stroke. The study design was a non-equivalent control
(conventional) group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental feasibility design,
using multisite data collection methods at specified stages. The study
was undertaken within three acute hospital settings as outpatient follow-up
sessions. SUBJECTS: Individuals who had visual field deficits three months post
stroke were studied. INTERVENTIONS: A treatment group received routine
occupational therapy and an experimental group received, in addition, a
systematic treatment programme. The treatment phase of both groups lasted six
weeks. MAIN MEASURES: The Nottingham Adjustment Scale, a measure developed
specifically for visual impairment, was used as the primary outcome measure.
RESULTS: The change in Nottingham Adjustment Scale score was compared between the
experimental (n = 7) and conventional (n = 8) treatment groups using the Wilcoxon
signed ranks test. The result of Z = -2.028 (P = 0.043) showed that there was a
statistically significant difference between the change in Nottingham Adjustment
Scale score between both groups. CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of the systematic
treatment programme resulted in a statistically significant change in the scores
of the Nottingham Adjustment Scale.

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