Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands?
Purpose: To compare the impact of Sibling Motivational Card (SMC) and oral counseling in screening siblings of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) probands. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-four newly diagnosed POAG probands were randomized to receive either oral counseling or SMC to motivate their si...
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| description | Purpose: To compare the impact of Sibling Motivational Card (SMC) and oral counseling in screening siblings of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) probands. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-four newly diagnosed POAG probands were randomized to receive either oral counseling or SMC to motivate their siblings for a glaucoma screening at a tertiary eye care hospital in South India from July 2015 and June 2017. A total of 116 probands were orally counseled with a standard template of dialogs about the importance of family screening to motivate their siblings for a screening. One hundred and eighteen probands were randomized to receive SMC, bearing the details of the proband, sibling, and a message stressing the importance of family screening, in addition to oral counseling. We assessed the response rate in each group. Additionally, we evaluated the prevalence of POAG in the siblings. Results: A total of 95 siblings of 234 POAG probands were screened. The mean age distribution was 53.33 ± 10.9 years (range 28–79 years). The male to female ratio was 3:4. The percentage of siblings screened was more in the oral counseling group (63.2%) than in the SMC group (36.8). About 43 (45%) siblings had some form of glaucoma, and 13.6% had POAG. An additional 22.1% were disk suspects, and 5.2% had ocular hypertension. Conclusion: SMC did not have an additional benefit over the standard oral counseling in promoting sibling screening. Our study stresses the importance of sibling screening in POAG probands. Targeting siblings of POAG probands with oral counseling may offer a relatively inexpensive way of detecting glaucoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-888463655b2049e39f7159bd513ceb862022-12-22T04:23:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892022-01-0170124158416310.4103/ijo.IJO_1346_22Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands?Bharat GurnaniKavitha SrinivasanRengaraj VenkateshKirandeep KaurPurpose: To compare the impact of Sibling Motivational Card (SMC) and oral counseling in screening siblings of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) probands. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-four newly diagnosed POAG probands were randomized to receive either oral counseling or SMC to motivate their siblings for a glaucoma screening at a tertiary eye care hospital in South India from July 2015 and June 2017. A total of 116 probands were orally counseled with a standard template of dialogs about the importance of family screening to motivate their siblings for a screening. One hundred and eighteen probands were randomized to receive SMC, bearing the details of the proband, sibling, and a message stressing the importance of family screening, in addition to oral counseling. We assessed the response rate in each group. Additionally, we evaluated the prevalence of POAG in the siblings. Results: A total of 95 siblings of 234 POAG probands were screened. The mean age distribution was 53.33 ± 10.9 years (range 28–79 years). The male to female ratio was 3:4. The percentage of siblings screened was more in the oral counseling group (63.2%) than in the SMC group (36.8). About 43 (45%) siblings had some form of glaucoma, and 13.6% had POAG. An additional 22.1% were disk suspects, and 5.2% had ocular hypertension. Conclusion: SMC did not have an additional benefit over the standard oral counseling in promoting sibling screening. Our study stresses the importance of sibling screening in POAG probands. Targeting siblings of POAG probands with oral counseling may offer a relatively inexpensive way of detecting glaucoma.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=12;spage=4158;epage=4163;aulast=Gurnanioral counselingrandomized control trialsibling motivational cardsiblings screening |
| spellingShingle | Bharat Gurnani Kavitha Srinivasan Rengaraj Venkatesh Kirandeep Kaur Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? Indian Journal of Ophthalmology oral counseling randomized control trial sibling motivational card siblings screening |
| title | Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? |
| title_full | Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? |
| title_fullStr | Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? |
| title_short | Do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open-angle glaucoma probands? |
| title_sort | do motivational cards really benefit sibling screening of primary open angle glaucoma probands |
| topic | oral counseling randomized control trial sibling motivational card siblings screening |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=12;spage=4158;epage=4163;aulast=Gurnani |
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