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Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to report on the pattern of spectacles use and compliance among the elderly (aged ≥60 years) in homes for the aged in Hyderabad region in Telangana State, India. METHODS: Participants were recruited from 41 homes for the aged centres for comprehensive eye health ass...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36588247 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_884_22 |
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author | Marmamula, Srinivas Bhoopalan, Dharani Kumbham, Thirupathi R Yelagondula, Vijay Kumar Keeffe, Jill |
author_facet | Marmamula, Srinivas Bhoopalan, Dharani Kumbham, Thirupathi R Yelagondula, Vijay Kumar Keeffe, Jill |
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description | PURPOSE: This study was conducted to report on the pattern of spectacles use and compliance among the elderly (aged ≥60 years) in homes for the aged in Hyderabad region in Telangana State, India. METHODS: Participants were recruited from 41 homes for the aged centres for comprehensive eye health assessments. A questionnaire was used to collect information on current and past use of spectacles, type of spectacles, spectacles provider and amount paid for the spectacles. For those that reported using spectacles in the past, information was collected on the reasons for their discontinuation. Compliance with spectacles use was assessed after eight months of provision of the spectacles. RESULTS: A total of 1182/1513 participants were examined from 41 homes for the aged in Hyderabad, India. The mean age of the participants examined was 75 years (standard deviation (SD): 8.8 years; range: 60–108 years); 764 (64.6%) of them were women and 240 participants (20.3%) had no formal education. The prevalence of spectacles use was 69.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 67.1–72.4; n = 825). Bifocals were the most commonly used type of spectacles (86.7%) followed by single vision glasses for distance vision (7.4%). Private eye clinics were the largest service provider (85.5%) followed by local optical outlets (6.9%) and other service providers (7.7%). The prevalence of spectacles compliance was 81.5% (211/259). CONCLUSION: Use of spectacles and compliance are high among the elderly living in residential care homes in the Hyderabad region. Spectacles use can be further improved by periodic eye assessments along the lines similar to school eye programs, which can immensely benefit this vulnerable, aged population. |
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spelling | pubmed-101555292023-05-04 Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) Marmamula, Srinivas Bhoopalan, Dharani Kumbham, Thirupathi R Yelagondula, Vijay Kumar Keeffe, Jill Indian J Ophthalmol Original Article PURPOSE: This study was conducted to report on the pattern of spectacles use and compliance among the elderly (aged ≥60 years) in homes for the aged in Hyderabad region in Telangana State, India. METHODS: Participants were recruited from 41 homes for the aged centres for comprehensive eye health assessments. A questionnaire was used to collect information on current and past use of spectacles, type of spectacles, spectacles provider and amount paid for the spectacles. For those that reported using spectacles in the past, information was collected on the reasons for their discontinuation. Compliance with spectacles use was assessed after eight months of provision of the spectacles. RESULTS: A total of 1182/1513 participants were examined from 41 homes for the aged in Hyderabad, India. The mean age of the participants examined was 75 years (standard deviation (SD): 8.8 years; range: 60–108 years); 764 (64.6%) of them were women and 240 participants (20.3%) had no formal education. The prevalence of spectacles use was 69.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 67.1–72.4; n = 825). Bifocals were the most commonly used type of spectacles (86.7%) followed by single vision glasses for distance vision (7.4%). Private eye clinics were the largest service provider (85.5%) followed by local optical outlets (6.9%) and other service providers (7.7%). The prevalence of spectacles compliance was 81.5% (211/259). CONCLUSION: Use of spectacles and compliance are high among the elderly living in residential care homes in the Hyderabad region. Spectacles use can be further improved by periodic eye assessments along the lines similar to school eye programs, which can immensely benefit this vulnerable, aged population. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-01 2022-12-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10155529/ /pubmed/36588247 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_884_22 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Marmamula, Srinivas Bhoopalan, Dharani Kumbham, Thirupathi R Yelagondula, Vijay Kumar Keeffe, Jill Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title | Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title_full | Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title_fullStr | Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title_short | Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES) |
title_sort | prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in south india: the hyderabad ocular morbidity in elderly study (homes) |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36588247 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_884_22 |
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