Intervention development
fatigue, visual impairment
LOW VISION
E-nergEYEze was developed by a design team represented by patients with visual impairment (n = 3), social workers (n = 2), psychologists (n = 3), information and communication technology (ICT) trainers (n = 2) of two large low vision service organizations in the Netherlands (i.e. Royal Dutch Visio and Bartiméus), and researchers (n = 5) of Amsterdam University Medical Centers and the University of Twente. They collaborated to develop the content of the intervention based on CBT and SM, tailored to user needs. Themes and content were inspired by the E-health interventions E-PsEYE [Content consisted of nine modules informing the participant on how to cope with fatigue, focusing on vision-specific and fatigue-related beliefs and behaviors. The first module was an introduction on understanding vision-related fatigue and setting personal goals, followed by eight thematic modules on: (1) Dealing with visual impairment and setting personal goals; (2) Formulating helpful fatigue-related beliefs; (3) Graded activity program; (4) Communication and social support; (5) Relaxation; (6) Improving sleep; (7) Work optimization; and (8) The future. The modules were programmed into the E-health platform (e-platform) ‘Minddistrict’ (As described in our protocol paper [