The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center
Purpose: To investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on compliance to amblyopia therapy from the perspective of parents of amblyopic children. Methods: The participants for the qualitative study were enrolled from the medical records of a tertiary eye care center...
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| author | Namratha Hegde C Vidya Kalika Bandamwar Kaushik Murali Sowmya Raveendra Murthy |
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| description | Purpose: To investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on compliance to amblyopia therapy from the perspective of parents of amblyopic children. Methods: The participants for the qualitative study were enrolled from the medical records of a tertiary eye care center during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trained researcher conducted telephonic interviews consisting of validated 15 open-ended questions for 15 min. The questions were related to patients' compliance toward amblyopia treatment and the date of follow-up with their practitioners. The data collected were entered on Excel sheets in the participant's own words and later converted to a transcript for analysis. Results: A total of 217 parents of children with amblyopia who were due for follow-up were contacted through telephone. The response rate for willingness to participate was only 36% (n = 78). Of these, 76% (n = 59) of parents reported that their child was compliant toward the treatment during the therapy period and 69% reported that their child was currently not on treatment for amblyopia. Conclusion: In the current study, we have observed that although reported compliance by parents during the therapy period was good, around 69% of patients had discontinued amblyopia therapy. The main reason for the discontinuation of therapy was the failure to visit the hospital during the scheduled follow-up with the eye care practitioner. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4431a4b9c3bb4c3e88eeba205fe68a0a2023-07-21T15:14:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892023-01-017152105210810.4103/ijo.IJO_2135_22The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care centerNamratha HegdeC VidyaKalika BandamwarKaushik MuraliSowmya Raveendra MurthyPurpose: To investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on compliance to amblyopia therapy from the perspective of parents of amblyopic children. Methods: The participants for the qualitative study were enrolled from the medical records of a tertiary eye care center during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trained researcher conducted telephonic interviews consisting of validated 15 open-ended questions for 15 min. The questions were related to patients' compliance toward amblyopia treatment and the date of follow-up with their practitioners. The data collected were entered on Excel sheets in the participant's own words and later converted to a transcript for analysis. Results: A total of 217 parents of children with amblyopia who were due for follow-up were contacted through telephone. The response rate for willingness to participate was only 36% (n = 78). Of these, 76% (n = 59) of parents reported that their child was compliant toward the treatment during the therapy period and 69% reported that their child was currently not on treatment for amblyopia. Conclusion: In the current study, we have observed that although reported compliance by parents during the therapy period was good, around 69% of patients had discontinued amblyopia therapy. The main reason for the discontinuation of therapy was the failure to visit the hospital during the scheduled follow-up with the eye care practitioner.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=5;spage=2105;epage=2108;aulast=Hegdeamblyopia therapycompliancecovid-19follow-up |
| spellingShingle | Namratha Hegde C Vidya Kalika Bandamwar Kaushik Murali Sowmya Raveendra Murthy The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center Indian Journal of Ophthalmology amblyopia therapy compliance covid-19 follow-up |
| title | The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| title_full | The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| title_fullStr | The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| title_short | The impact of COVID-19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on compliance to amblyopia treatment in a tertiary eye care center |
| topic | amblyopia therapy compliance covid-19 follow-up |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=5;spage=2105;epage=2108;aulast=Hegde |
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