Primary health eye care knowledge among general practitioners working in the Cape Town metropole

Zyl, L Van; Fernandes, N.; Rogers, Graeme; Toit, N Du

doi:10.1080/20786204.2011.10874060

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“…In a study conducted by Van Zyl Lm et al among general practitioners, only 53% of respondents considered the ability to diagnose glaucoma as important despite its being a major cause of irreversible blindness in the world. [13] After performing an up skill intervention, more of them were able to recognize/ diagnose glaucoma, confirming the value of workshop and seminars among primary health care givers.…”

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Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among primary care givers in a developing country

Onabolu¹,

Bodunde²

2014

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of untreatable blindness throughout the world, and it is commoner in the black race; therefore, primary health care givers should have some knowledge of glaucoma. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge of primary health care givers about glaucoma in Sagamu Local Government area of Ogun State. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of primary care givers in Sagamu, Ogun Sate was carried out between March and May 2010. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the awareness and knowledge of glaucoma from all registered primary health care givers working in Sagamu, Ogun State. The data was analyzed using SPSS 15. Results: One hundred and eighty-one workers responded (97.8%). There were 124 females (68.5%). Age range was 25 to 64 years, mean 41.2 ± 8.7 years. There were 68 (37.5%) physicians, 95 (52.5%) nurses, and 18 (10%) other workers. Ninety-seven percent of the workers were aware of glaucoma. Seventy-seven (42.5%) had good knowledge of glaucoma, while 104 (57.5%) had poor knowledge. Physicians were seven times more likely to know about glaucoma than nurses, while nurses were 4 times more likely to know about glaucoma than other community health workers, and these were statistically signi icant P < .0001. Younger age group between 25 and 34 years was 2.3 times likely to know of glaucoma than middle-aged. Conclusions: Though awareness of glaucoma was high, knowledge about glaucoma was, however, low among the study population. There is a need to sensitize all cadres of health staff, particularly the community health workers about glaucoma.

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Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among primary care givers in a developing country

Onabolu¹,

Bodunde²

2014

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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“…The need for an update in this field became apparent following a recent study of primary health eye care knowledge among general practitioners. 2 This article is the first in a series that will attempt to address this issue.…”

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Zyl

2013

South African Family Practice

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“…Interventions such as the establishment of a standardised undergraduate curriculum and a minimum clinical exposure time from the International Council of Ophthalmology have not reversed this long-reported decline [6,7]. There are consequences for patient care in this trend as primary care physicians consistently report low levels of confidence in managing eye conditions with a majority feeling their undergraduate ophthalmology education was inadequate [8][9][10]. If increasing undergraduate ophthalmology exposure is untenable, then a shift in focus towards optimising the efficacy of the limited time learners have is likely to be more productive.…”

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A non-randomised trial of video and written educational adjuncts in undergraduate ophthalmology

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Background: Provision of relevant pre-learning materials has been shown to increase student engagement and improve outcomes in medical education. This non-randomised study attempts to quantify the educational gains, and relative efficacy of video and written pre-learning materials, in ophthalmology undergraduate teaching. Methods: Ninety-eight final year medical students were contacted prior to their three-day ophthalmology placements at a British tertiary ophthalmology unit. All participants were sent welcome packs prior to arrival requesting they undertake 90 min of work focusing on a list of specified ophthalmic conditions. One cohort (N = 33) were sent written materials, another (N = 32) was provided with video materials and a third cohort (N = 33) were not sent any materials. On arrival participants completed a simple knowledge test, a questionnaire estimating the time they spent preparing for the placement and a selfreported knowledge score. The teaching on placement was the same for all cohorts. At the conclusion of each placement participants completed a challenging knowledge test, a clinical skills test and repeated self-reported knowledge scores. Results: Eighty seven percent of students receiving specified materials claimed to complete pre-placement work compared to 70% of those receiving learning outcomes alone (p = 0.05). Students receiving learning materials scored higher in the post-placement tests of knowledge (p < 0.001), 74.8% (72.4-77.2%) vs 63.6% (95%CI 59.3-67.9%) and skills (p = 0.04), 86.9% (83.9-89.9%) vs 81.3% (77.2-85.4%). Students using video resources outperformed students using written materials in their visual acuity assessment test (p = 0.03), 90.4% (86.6-94.2%) vs 83.6% (80.1-87.1%) whilst those receiving written rather than video material performed better in the end of placement knowledge test (p = 0.03), 77.7% (74.3-81.1%) vs 72.0% (68.9-75.1%). Conclusion: This study showed that providing pre-placement learning materials improves undergraduates' commitment and achievement. Written materials better facilitate knowledge acquisition while video materials preferentially promote skill acquisition. This is a novel demonstration within ophthalmology and can help address the imbalance between the expectations placed on undergraduates and the resources committed to ensuring they are met.

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Primary health eye care knowledge among general practitioners working in the Cape Town metropole

Cited by 13 publications

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Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among primary care givers in a developing country

Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among primary care givers in a developing country

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A non-randomised trial of video and written educational adjuncts in undergraduate ophthalmology

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