Table 7.
Concerns of parents of children with visual impairment (affecting themselves), grouped into overall themes and showing the frequency of specific concerns within those themes
| Theme Specific concern |
Frequency (N = 37) no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Worry | 37 (100 [CI 91–100]) |
| Future | 30 (81) |
| Vision | 23 (62) |
| Limitations | 23 (62) |
| Treatment | 22 (59) |
| Coordination/injury | 18 (49) |
| General | 15 (41) |
| Social | 14 (38) |
| Deterioration | 13 (35) |
| Teasing / comments | 10 (27) |
| Activities/sports/hobbies | 10 (27) |
| Different (aware) | 10 (27) |
| Academics/reading | 10 (27) |
| Appearance/self-conscious | 5 (14) |
| Self-confidence | 2 (5) |
| Heredity/genetics | 2 (5) |
| Compensate for condition | 33 (89 [CI 75–97]) |
| Treatment | 31 (84 [CI 68–94]) |
| Inconvenience | 22 (59) |
| Glasses | 17 (46) |
| Limitations | 14 (38) |
| Cost | 8 (22) |
| Surgery | 7 (19) |
| Patching | 5 (14) |
| General treatment | 4 (11) |
| Drops | 3 (8) |
| Other Treatment | 3 (8) |
| Emotions | 30 (81 [CI 65–92]) |
| Negative emotions | 30 (81) |
| Anxiety | 1 (3) |
| Affects family | 17 (46 [CI 29–63]) |
CI, 95% confidence interval.