Browsing by Author "University of Minnesota - MN Lab for Low Vision Research"

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    The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social isolation in older adults with vision loss or hearing loss
    (2021-08-09) Wu, Yueh-Hsun; Nelson, Peggy; Oeding, Kristi; Teece, Katherine; Anderson, Elizabeth; Legge, Gordon E; wuxx1591@umn.edu; Wu, Yueh-Hsun; University of Minnesota - MN Lab for Low Vision Research; University of Minnesota - Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science; Image attribution: Haydn Golden via Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/WUbFp7l75Bs)
    This is a dataset from a project investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with sensory loss. Three groups of older adults -- vision loss (VL, N = 13), hearing loss (HL, N = 24), and controls (CTL, N = 18) -- were recruited from the Twin Cities Minnesota community (mean age = 68.18, min = 57, max = 80). Participants were interviewed every 5 to 7 weeks from the end of April to the end of October using the same set of questions. The initial interview at the end of April included retrospective responses to questions regarding participants’ status at the beginning of March, prior to pandemic restrictions, and the beginning of April, after the onset of pandemic restrictions. The survey questions addressed (1) demographic and health information, (2) average number of in-person and electronic social contacts per week, (3) sense of loneliness, (4) accessibility of daily services such as grocery shopping, (5) mental health, (6) worry levels about COVID infection, and (7) impact on daily activities. The dataset is released for sharing and replication purposes.
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    Reconciling Print-Size and Display-Size Constraints on Reading (Minnesota Lab for Low-Vision Research, 2020)
    (2020-03-20) Atilgan, Nilsu; Xiong, Yingzi; Legge, Gordon E.; atilg001@umn.edu; Atilgan, Nilsu; University of Minnesota - MN Lab for Low Vision Research
    The data includes both normally-sighted (Times and Courier groups) and low-vision subjects' reading performance. The main dependent variable in this dataset is reading speed. Reading speed measure is indicated by how many characters per minute were read. In addition, two independent variables with their different levels are provided. These variables are display format (laptop, tablet, phone) and blur condition for normally-sighted participants (normal-viewing condition and viewing under artificial blur through goggles).