Barriers to Seeking Care Following School Vision Screening in Rochester, Minnesota

Yawn, Barbara P.; Kurland, Margary; Butterfield, L. Joseph; Johnson, Bryan

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb00592.x

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“…M. Horwood, 1998). However, many older, urban youngsters particularly do not wear spectacles, even though they need them (Holguin et al, 2006;Yawn, Kurland, Butterfield, & Johnson, 1998;Zeng et al, 2009). In fact, older children/adolescents have more myopia (Czepita et al, 2007;Holguin et al, 2006;Murthy et al, 2002).…”

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“…In fact, older children/adolescents have more myopia (Czepita et al, 2007;Holguin et al, 2006;Murthy et al, 2002). A main reason reported for dissatisfaction with spectacles is the preference of not wearing them or using contact lenses (Li et al, 2009;Walline et al, 2005;Yawn et al, 1998), even when researchers used fashionable glasses (Zeng et al, 2009). This dislike is found crossculturally, although there are cultural differences in the reasons for noncompliance (Congdon et al, 2008;Wedner et al, 2008).…”

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Do glasses change children’s perceptions? Effects of eyeglasses on peer- and self-perception

Jellesma

2013

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

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Do glasses change children’s perceptions? Effects of eyeglasses on peer- and self-perception

Jellesma

2013

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

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“…Barriers that have been previously identified within the general population include cost, lack of knowledge of the importance of eye care, and scheduling difficulties [17].…”

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Development of Educational Materials to Improve Rates of Early Eye Care for Hispanic Children

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Cruz

Garcés

2011

J Immigrant Minority Health

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The purpose of this study was to develop targeted materials to encourage Hispanic parents to seek eye care for their children. Hispanic children present with high rates of eye problems such as astigmatism, strabismus, and amblyopia. Related vision impairment can be prevented with timely detection and treatment. After failing a vision screening, a child must obtain professional eye care to take care of the suspected problem. We involved Hispanic community members and health care experts in Alabama to develop educational materials to encourage Hispanic parents to seek eye care for their children. There were six stages in the development of the educational materials: (a) focus groups with Hispanic parents, (b) development of preliminary materials (c) panel with Hispanic health experts (d) panel with members of the target population (e) final production of materials (f) pilot testing of materials. The parents and health experts suggested the information should be provided in the form of radio announcements, brochures, and newspaper advertisements. They also noted the content should stress the importance of seeking vision care for children even when there were no visible problems. Materials developed through this project included messages designed to overcome specific barriers identified by Hispanic parents and to educate them on the importance of comprehensive eye care for all children, regardless of the presence of visible symptoms.

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“…6 Many families with public insurance do not know how to use it and may have challenges with literacy. In the GKSD 2012 event, 35% of participants with publicly provided insurance did not realize that it included vision coverage.…”

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Outcomes of an Inner-City Vision Outreach Program

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IMPORTANCE Low-socioeconomic urban children often do not have access to ophthalmic care.OBJECTIVE To characterize the demographic characteristics and ophthalmic conditions in children attending Give Kids Sight Day (GKSD), an outreach ophthalmic care program held annually in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, providing vision screening and immediate treatment when needed. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSRetrospective case-series study of children attending GKSD in 2012 (GKSD 2012) at an ophthalmology center in Philadelphia. Registration forms and records of all children attending GKSD 2012 were reviewed.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Demographic characteristics, insurance status, spoken languages, reasons for attending, prior failure of vision screening, and attendance pattern of previous events were analyzed. The ophthalmological findings of these children were examined, including refractive errors, need for optical correction, and diagnoses for which continuous ophthalmic care was necessary. For children who needed ophthalmic follow-up, the rate of return to clinic and barriers for continuous care were analyzed. RESULTSWe studied 924 children (mean age, 9 years; age range, 0-18 years; 51% female; 25% speaking a non-English language) coming from 584 families who attended GKSD 2012, of whom 27% were uninsured and 10% were not aware of their insurance status. Forty-two percent of participants had public insurance, which covered vision care and glasses, but 35% did not know their benefits and did not realize vision care was covered. Forty-nine percent of children attended because they failed community vision screening. Provision of free glasses and failure of previous vision screening were the most common reasons families elected to attend GKSD (64% and 49%, respectively). Eighty-five percent of children attended GKSD 2012 for the first time, whereas 15% attended prior events. Glasses were provided to 61% of attendees. Ten percent of the attendees needed continuous ophthalmic care, most commonly for amblyopia. Ten children needed ocular surgery for cataract, strabismus, nystagmus, ptosis, or nasolacrimal duct obstruction. With the assistance of a social worker, 59% of children requiring continuous treatment returned to the clinic, compared with 2% in prior years before social worker intervention. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEPrograms such as GKSD can bridge the gap between successful vision screening and ophthalmic treatment, a gap that often occurs in low-socioeconomic urban populations. Those with public insurance coverage for vision services may not realize these services are covered. Social worker intervention is useful in overcoming common barriers to follow-up care.

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Barriers to Seeking Care Following School Vision Screening in Rochester, Minnesota

Cited by 59 publications

References 17 publications

Do glasses change children’s perceptions? Effects of eyeglasses on peer- and self-perception

Do glasses change children’s perceptions? Effects of eyeglasses on peer- and self-perception

Development of Educational Materials to Improve Rates of Early Eye Care for Hispanic Children

Outcomes of an Inner-City Vision Outreach Program

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