How often do blind or partially sighted people feel lonely? How exactly do you experience it? And what can help reduce loneliness?
To gain more insight into this, the Robert Coppes Foundation, together with Amsterdam UMC, Bartiméus, Visio and the Eye Association, is conducting research into loneliness in people with a visual impairment: Loneliness in Sight.
Your experience counts!
Are you 18+, visually impaired*, and fluent in Dutch? Then you can participate by sharing your experiences. Whether you often feel lonely, mostly connected, or somewhere in between: everything is valuable.
✅ You can participate from home
- Digital questionnaire (approximately 90 minutes)
- Some participants also take part in an in-depth interview (approximately 60 minutes)
You will receive a gift voucher for the interview. - Speaking/reading Dutch is important and support with completing the form is available
(I.e. Want to know more or participate?
Contact researcher Edine van Munster via: evmunster@robertcoppes.nl
* Visual impairment means you have permanently reduced vision, even with glasses or contact lenses. Your visual acuity is then less than 0.5 or your field of vision is smaller than 30 degrees. Not sure? Feel free to contact us.
[Image ID: Photo of researcher Loneliness in Sight with the text above it: 'Loneliness in Sight: Participants wanted'.]
