Impact of vision impairment and self-reported barriers to vision care: The views of elders in Nuwara Eliya district, Sri Lanka
| Autor: | G. Jayakody, S. Inbaraj, C. Abeywickrama, Y. Arsath, S. Kitnasamy, Stanley Luchters, F. Gnanaraj, Wendy Holmes, Kelly Durrant, R. Shajehan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology media_common.quotation_subject Vision Disorders Poison control Suicide prevention Health Services Accessibility Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Nursing Injury prevention Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Sri Lanka media_common Aged 80 and over business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group language.human_language Tamil 030221 ophthalmology & optometry language Female Self Report business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Global Public Health. 13:642-655 |
| ISSN: | 1744-1706 1744-1692 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17441692.2016.1241816 |
| Popis: | The growing burden of vision impairment (VI) among older people is a development challenge in Asian countries. This study aimed to understand older people's views and experiences about the impact of VI and barriers to eye care to inform policies to address this challenge. We conducted 12 focus group discussions in 2013 with retired Tamil and Sinhala elders in Nuwara Eliya district, Sri Lanka (n = 107). Data were analysed thematically. Older people described the broad impacts VI has on their lives. They worry about becoming dependent. VI restricts their ability to contribute to their families and communities, access information, socialise, maintain their health, and earn. Barriers to eye care services include transport difficulties, costs of treatment, fear, lack of knowledge, waiting times, and health staff attitudes. Older people experience and fear the impacts of VI on their health and well-being. Eye health promotion and care services need strengthening and integration with the primary health care system to address the backlog and growing need among older people in an equitable way. Older people should be consulted about how to overcome the economic, social, and cultural barriers to access to eye care and to minimise the impact of VI.FGDs: focus group discussions; GBD: global burden of disease; NCDs: non-communicable diseases; VI: vision impairment. |
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