Empowering patients with high myopia: The significance of education.
complications
myopia
patient education
survey
Journal
Acta ophthalmologica
ISSN: 1755-3768
Titre abrégé: Acta Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101468102
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Oct 2023
29 Oct 2023
Historique:
revised:
01
09
2023
received:
08
08
2023
accepted:
18
09
2023
medline:
30
10
2023
pubmed:
30
10
2023
entrez:
30
10
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To investigate the status of patient education among highly myopic individuals focusing on the presence, sources, content, timing of the education and impact on patients. Self-reported data were collected through an online 13-item questionnaire consisting of open and multiple-choice questions. The questionnaire was sent to 250 highly myopic members of a patient organization in the Netherlands, of whom 128 (51%) responded. At least one acute event had occurred in 66% (84/128) of participants at the time of the questionnaire. Among all participants, 25% (32/128) had not received patient education regarding alarm symptoms for any of these events. Among those who had been informed, the ophthalmologist was the most frequent (57%, 73/128) source of information. Participants who visited the ophthalmologist annually were more frequently informed than participants without annual visits (53%, 26/49 versus 26%, 9/35, p = 0.002). Those not informed were more likely to have a more than 3 days patient delay (92%, 12/13). Doctors delay was also present; 26% (22/84) of the participants with alarm symptoms had to wait 2 or more days before the first appointment. Long-term consequences of myopia had been discussed with 102 participants (80%, 102/128), again with the ophthalmologist as the most frequent source (59%, 76/128). Many myopic individuals have not been educated about their increased risk of acute events, which can result in patient delay and serious consequences with respect to visual prognosis. These findings underscore the critical importance of integrating patient education across the entire ophthalmic care chain for myopia.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging ter voorkoming van Blindheid
ID : 2019-14
Organisme : H2020 European Research Council
ID : 648268
Organisme : Landelijke Stichting voor Blinden en Slechtzienden
ID : 2019-14
Organisme : Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
ID : 91815655
Organisme : Oogfonds
ID : 2019-14
Organisme : Rotterdamse Stichting Blindenbelangen
ID : 20190034
Organisme : Stichting Grenzeloos Zicht
ID : 2019-14
Organisme : Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Oogziekenhuis
ID : 2019S06
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Acta Ophthalmologica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation.
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