Table 2 Difference in baseline characteristics between respondents and participants lost to follow-up

Gender (female), n (%)

112 (54.1%)

22 (64.7%)

0.25^§

Age in years, median[IQR]

69.0 [57.0;78.0]

79.0 [73.0;83.3]

<0.001***^‡

Education (years), (median [IQR])

11 [9;15]

9 [6;11]

0.001**^‡

Employment

0.003**^§

  Employed, n (%)

42 (21.1%)

0 (0%)

  Volunteering, n (%)

30 (15.1%)

2 (6.3%)

  Not employed or volunteering, n (%)

127 (63.8%)

30 (93.8%)

Residence

0.11^§

Independent living, n (%)

185 (92.5%)

27 (81.8%)

  In nursing home, n (%)

4 (2.0%)

1 (3.0%)

  Semi-independent, n (%)

11 (5.5%)

5 (15.2%)

Living alone (e.g. no partner, divorced), n (%)

67 (33.7%)

16 (48.5%)

0.10^§

Visual acuity (better eye) in Snellen, mean (SD)

0.35 (0.29)

0.29 (0.23)

0.26^†

Macular degeneration (from patient file), n (%)

92 (46.5%)

19 (59.4%)

0.18^§

Comorbidity (self-reported), n (%)

146 (72.6%)

27 (81.8%)

0.27^§

Use of visual tools (self-report), n (%)

181 (90.0%)

27 (84.4%)

0.34^§

EQ-5D index, mean (SD)

0.77 (0.20)

0.68 (0.24)

0.01*^‡

CES-D, mean (SD)

12.98 (9.18)

17.81 (12.30)

0.03*^‡

  CES-D (≥16), n (%)

65 (33.5%)

18 (56.3%)

0.01*^§

N-AVL-12, mean (SD)

23.11 (7.21)

16.72 (7.72)

<0.001***^†

  N-AVL-12 (≤14), n (%)

28 (13.5%)

16 (47.1%)

<0.001***§

SFQ, mean (SD)

13.41 (7.96)

19.30 (7.98)

0.003**^‡

D-AI

Goal Importance (range: 0–3), mean (SD)

  Handle feeling

2.60 (0.77)

2.65 (0.54)

0.72^‡

  Acceptance

2.74 (0.52)

2.67 (0.65)

0.55^‡

  Feeling fit

2.89 (0.34)

2.85 (0.44)

0.69^‡

Goal Difficulty (range: 0–4), mean (SD)

  Handle feeling

1.32 (1.13)

1.79 (1.20)

0.03*^†

  Acceptance

1.59 (1.12)

1.84 (1.22)

0.25^†

  Feeling fit

1.32 (1.17)

1.59 (1.21)

0.22^†

Task Difficulty (range: 0–4), mean (SD)

  Handle feeling

1.19 (0.82)

1.31 (0.72)

0.62^†

  Acceptance

0.96 (0.71)

0.94 (0.69)

0.93^†

  Feeling fit

1.13 (0.82)

1.25 (0.60)

0.57^†