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| Title |
Primary care physicians’ role perception and self-reported performance in glaucoma care: a survey study
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-015-1770-z |
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| Authors |
Albina Rotshtein, Khaled Karkabi, Orna Geyer, Orit Cohen Castel |
| Abstract |
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. The participation of primary care physicians (PCPs) in glaucoma care may improve health outcomes for glaucoma patients. To investigate PCPs' attitudes towards their role in glaucoma care, perceived barriers, and self-reported performance in glaucoma management. PCPs working in the Haifa and Western Galilee District of Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) were asked to complete a self-administered structured questionnaire. Physicians were asked to rate their agreement with statements describing the PCP's role in glaucoma care, and to state how often they behave accordingly in their practice. In addition, physicians were asked to rate the extent that factors such as time constraints and knowledge gaps impede their performance in glaucoma care. Eighty-two physicians completed the questionnaire. The majority thought that PCPs have a major role in early detection of glaucoma (99 %), discussing the importance of adherence to treatment (93 %), and encouraging patients to make regular visits to their ophthalmologist (99 %). However, only 30 % reported asking patients about family history of glaucoma, 64 % reported discussing adherence to treatment, and only 35 % stated that they explain how to use eye drops, while most of respondents (87 %) regularly provide refill prescriptions for glaucoma medications. Sixty percent claimed that during their residency they had not acquired adequate knowledge and competence to allow them to take proper care of glaucoma patients. The main barriers reported were lack of time (43 %), lack of knowledge regarding treatment options and recommended follow-up (46 %), and not being familiar with glaucoma medications' side effects (54 %). There is a gap between PCPs' perceptions of their role in glaucoma care and their report on actual performance in early detection and management of glaucoma. Further research is needed to develop and assess interventions that aim at closing this gap. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 8 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 18% |
| Researcher | 5 | 13% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 9 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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