Evaluation of a community‐based participatory farmworker eye health intervention in the “black dirt” region of New York State

Earle‐Richardson, Giulia; Wyckoff, Lynae; Carrasquillo, Marilyn; Scribani, Melissa; Jenkins, Paul; May, John J.

doi:10.1002/ajim.22352

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“…Many studies comment on the inherently limited nature of self‐reported results when working with MSFWs. However, these limitations have been largely attributed to recall bias [Quandt et al, ; Salvatore et al, ; Earle‐Richardson et al, ; Kearney et al, ]. While recall bias is certainly a possibility for farmworkers who were asked to report how many hours they wore the kneepads, we posit that it was not the only biasing factor at play in our study.…”

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confidence: 85%

Methodological concerns related to response bias in migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Benson

Garrison

Dropkin

et al. 2016

American J Industrial Med

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Methodological concerns related to response bias in migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Benson

Garrison

Dropkin

et al. 2016

American J Industrial Med

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“…Earle-Richardson and colleagues employed CBPR to decrease eye irritation among migrant farm workers[30]. This was the only research that created sustainable results and one of three to demonstrate long-term commitment to a community.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It not only requires community involvement from the development of a research question, it also requires participation throughout the entire process, usually stemming from a longstanding relationship between the two entities[50]. Both CBPR projects detailed in this review, the Photovoice project[29] and the project that improved the eye health of migrant farm workers[30], involved community members from the study design through implementation. CBPR approaches may enhance community capacity to address health inequities [54].…”

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confidence: 99%

Systematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology

Nwanyanwu

Nardini

Shaughness

et al. 2017

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

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Introduction Community-engaged research (CEnR) allows researchers and community organizations to partner together to improve health outcomes and to decrease health disparities. While prevalent in other fields of medicine, it is rarely used in ophthalmology. Areas covered A comprehensive search of Ovid MEDLINE, NLM Pubmed, Ovid Embase, Scopus and the Cochrane Library for the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) “Community-based participatory research” and text word variations including participatory research, community engagement, community research, partnered research, community-institutional relations, CENR, CBPR in addition to variations on ophthalmology, eye diseases, vision disorders and eye injuries yielded 451 unique references. Two ophthalmologists (KN, PANC) reviewed the titles and abstracts and identified 37 relevant studies. Expert consultation yielded an additional reference. After reviewing the full texts and excluding non-English texts, 18 articles met the necessary criteria. The eighteen articles all utilized at least one of the nine principles of CEnR. Expert commentary Ophthalmology is perfectly positioned to benefit from CEnR. Increased community engagement in ophthalmic research would expand the reach of our work and address some of the most difficult problems in vision disparities and outcomes.

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“…Furthermore, poor visibility, discomfort, and hot weather discouraged workers from using PPE in our setting. Offering workers PPE that is tailored to the local climate and tasks, including anti-fog coating, might enhance its usage (Ademola-Popoola et al 2005 ; Crebolder and Sloan 2004 ; Earle-Richardson et al 2014 ). Furthermore, apprenticeship training was negatively associated with the usage of face shields and welding helmets in our study.…”

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Personal protective eyewear usage among industrial workers in small-scale enterprises

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Background Work-related eye injury causes significant vision loss. Most of these injuries are preventable with appropriate eye safety practices. We aimed to study industrial workers’ perceptions of Personal Protective Eyewear (PPE) and its usage in a high income developing country. Methods A field-based cross-sectional study in small-scale industrial entities was performed in Al-Ain City, UAE during the period of October 2018 to June 2019. Five hundred workers completed a pretested structured questionnaire. Data on demographics, occupational history, work hazard awareness, and PPE usage at their work place were collected. Results The workers were experienced, with a median of 15 years in practice. The majority (80%) learned their work skills through apprenticeship (i.e., on-the-job) training. Most (85%) were involved with activities presenting eye injury risk, and were highly aware of this. None of the workers used safety goggles or glasses all the time for activities that need PPE usage. Five percent never used PPE in the workplace. The main reason for not using PPE was the work demands (95%) and poor vision through the lenses (75%). Young age and less work experience were associated with less PPE usage (P < 0.0001). Wearing prescription spectacles had a positive correlation with usage of safety goggles (P = 0.005) and a negative correlation with welding helmet usage (P < 0.0001). Conclusions There was a high level of awareness about the value of PPE in the workplace which was not translated into real practice. Educational programs promoting eye safety practices and proper PPE usage should be adopted by workers in small-scale industrial settings.

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Evaluation of a community‐based participatory farmworker eye health intervention in the “black dirt” region of New York State

Abstract: The intervention was effective in significantly reducing eye pain, and to a lesser extent, redness. Future eyewear promotion programs should offer a range of eye wear, tailor offerings to local climate and tasks, evaluate eyewear durability, and include eye drops.

Cited by 11 publications

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Methodological concerns related to response bias in migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Methodological concerns related to response bias in migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Systematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology

Personal protective eyewear usage among industrial workers in small-scale enterprises

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