What factors influence cataract waiting list time?
| Autor: | Amanda J. Churchill, Colin J. Vize, Owen G. Stewart, Oliver C. Backhouse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Employment
Male Automobile Driving medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Activities of daily living Visual acuity Waiting Lists genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Visual Acuity Poison control Cataract Extraction Cataract Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Surveys and Questionnaires Ophthalmology Activities of Daily Living Injury prevention medicine Humans Eye surgery Aged Anisometropia Aged 80 and over business.industry Patient Selection Middle Aged Cataract surgery medicine.disease eye diseases Sensory Systems England Physical therapy Female sense organs medicine.symptom business Scientific Correspondence |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology. 84:429-431 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjo.84.4.429 |
| Popis: | AIMS—To determine whether there were any specific factors that influenced waiting list time (WLT) for patients undergoing cataract surgery. METHODS—70 preoperative cataract patients were interviewed by one of the authors using a questionnaire to score visual acuity, coexisting ocular pathology and disabilities, threat to independent living/employment, and perceived visual handicap for detailed, gross, and driving vision. Individuals were analysed separately according to whether it was their first or second cataract operation. RESULTS—The median WLT for first eye surgery was 9 months (n = 31) and 13 months for second eye surgery (n = 36). The WLT ranged from 2 to 25 months for first eyes and 0.25-18 months for second eyes. Where there was a perceived threat to independent living or employment the WLT was found to be significantly shorter than the median. A high overall score correlated with a shorter WLT. Surgical priority was also given to individuals with anisometropia >3 dioptres. CONCLUSION—This study has demonstrated that there are specific factors that influence clinicians when prioritising patients for cataract surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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