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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
Concerns have been expressed about the relationship between reduced levels of health care utilisation and the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to elicit and explore the views of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and their ophthalmic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9368447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159488 |
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author | O’Connor, Seán R. Treanor, Charlene Ward, Elizabeth Wickens, Robin A. O’Connell, Abby Culliford, Lucy A. Rogers, Chris A. Gidman, Eleanor A. Peto, Tunde Knox, Paul C. Burton, Benjamin J. L. Lotery, Andrew J. Sivaprasad, Sobha Reeves, Barnaby C. Hogg, Ruth E. Donnelly, Michael |
author_facet | O’Connor, Seán R. Treanor, Charlene Ward, Elizabeth Wickens, Robin A. O’Connell, Abby Culliford, Lucy A. Rogers, Chris A. Gidman, Eleanor A. Peto, Tunde Knox, Paul C. Burton, Benjamin J. L. Lotery, Andrew J. Sivaprasad, Sobha Reeves, Barnaby C. Hogg, Ruth E. Donnelly, Michael |
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description | Concerns have been expressed about the relationship between reduced levels of health care utilisation and the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to elicit and explore the views of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and their ophthalmic care. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with thirty-five patients with nAMD taking part in a larger diagnostic accuracy study of home-monitoring tests. Participants were recruited using maximum variation sampling to capture a range of key characteristics including age, gender and time since initial treatment. Transcribed interview data were analysed using a deductive and inductive thematic approach. Three themes emerged from the analysis: i. access to eye clinic care. ii. COVID-19-mitigating factors and care delivery and iii. social and personal circumstances. Participants reported anxieties about cancelled or delayed appointments, limited communication from clinic-based services about appointments, and the impact of this on their ongoing care. Despite these concerns, there was apprehension about attending appointments due to infection risk and a perception that nAMD patients are a ‘high risk’ group. Views of those who attended clinics during the study period were, however, positive, with social distancing and infection control measures providing reassurance. These findings contribute to our understanding about experiences of patients with nAMD during the COVID-19 pandemic and may have potential implications for future planning of care services in similar circumstances. Innovative approaches may be required to address issues related to access to care, including concerns about delayed or cancelled appointments. |
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spelling | pubmed-93684472022-08-12 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) O’Connor, Seán R. Treanor, Charlene Ward, Elizabeth Wickens, Robin A. O’Connell, Abby Culliford, Lucy A. Rogers, Chris A. Gidman, Eleanor A. Peto, Tunde Knox, Paul C. Burton, Benjamin J. L. Lotery, Andrew J. Sivaprasad, Sobha Reeves, Barnaby C. Hogg, Ruth E. Donnelly, Michael Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Concerns have been expressed about the relationship between reduced levels of health care utilisation and the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to elicit and explore the views of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and their ophthalmic care. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with thirty-five patients with nAMD taking part in a larger diagnostic accuracy study of home-monitoring tests. Participants were recruited using maximum variation sampling to capture a range of key characteristics including age, gender and time since initial treatment. Transcribed interview data were analysed using a deductive and inductive thematic approach. Three themes emerged from the analysis: i. access to eye clinic care. ii. COVID-19-mitigating factors and care delivery and iii. social and personal circumstances. Participants reported anxieties about cancelled or delayed appointments, limited communication from clinic-based services about appointments, and the impact of this on their ongoing care. Despite these concerns, there was apprehension about attending appointments due to infection risk and a perception that nAMD patients are a ‘high risk’ group. Views of those who attended clinics during the study period were, however, positive, with social distancing and infection control measures providing reassurance. These findings contribute to our understanding about experiences of patients with nAMD during the COVID-19 pandemic and may have potential implications for future planning of care services in similar circumstances. Innovative approaches may be required to address issues related to access to care, including concerns about delayed or cancelled appointments. MDPI 2022-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9368447/ /pubmed/35954844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159488 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article O’Connor, Seán R. Treanor, Charlene Ward, Elizabeth Wickens, Robin A. O’Connell, Abby Culliford, Lucy A. Rogers, Chris A. Gidman, Eleanor A. Peto, Tunde Knox, Paul C. Burton, Benjamin J. L. Lotery, Andrew J. Sivaprasad, Sobha Reeves, Barnaby C. Hogg, Ruth E. Donnelly, Michael The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title_full | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title_fullStr | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title_short | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ophthalmic Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) |
title_sort | covid-19 pandemic and ophthalmic care: a qualitative study of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (namd) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9368447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159488 |
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