Age Related Visual Pathologies among Nursing Home Residents: An Evaluation of Light Conditions and Recording in Client Files

Sinoo, MM Marianne; Tilborg, Mirjam van; Schols, Jos M. G. A.; Kort, Helianthe

doi:10.22158/wjssr.v1n2p136

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“…Despite this, the results of this study fit with earlier field studies in Dutch nursing homes showing low awareness of care professionals on visual functioning (Sinoo et al, 2012;Sinoo et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Earlier studies have shown that eye problems are often insufficiently recorded in client files (Sinoo et al, 2014;Owsley et al, 2007) and that light conditions in many nursing homes are of poor quality (Aarts et al, 2014;Hegde & Rhodes, 2010;Aarts & Westerlaken, 2005) and often below the recommended threshold for visual function in older adults (750 -1000 lux) (Hegde & Rhodes, 2010;Aarts & Westerlaken, 2005;Sinoo et al, 2011). Therefore, this study aimed to examine both the role of NHPs in eye care and in this respect also the relationship between NHPs and other involved professionals, by using a survey from the NHPs perspective.…”

Section: Eye Diseases and Visual Functioningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This framework relates environmental factors (building related aspects and social aspects) to activities and participation of residents. In earlier studies, the ICF framework was suitable to investigate light conditions, representing an environmental (building related) aspect of nursing homes (Sinoo et al, 2014;Hegde & Rhodes, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Eye Care by Dutch Nursing Home Physicians: A Descriptive Study

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Currently, 4% of older adults reside in long-term care facilities in the Netherlands. Nursing home residents tend to have multimorbidity that is associated with considerable disabilities and a high level of care dependency. In the Dutch adult population the highest estimated prevalence (>40%) of visual impairment (low vision and blindness) was found in the subgroup of residents in nursing homes (NHs). The aim of this study is to describe the current practice of eye care by Dutch nursing home physicians (NHPs).A digital online survey was developed to describe the eye care activities of nursing home physicians and their cooperation in this perspective with other professionals.Of 1573 NHPs present in the Netherlands, 125 (8%) responded.Results show that more than 50% of the NHPs regularly examine ‘distant vision’, ‘near vision’ and ‘the visual field’. However, 23%, 33% and 45% almost never or never examine the ‘visual field’, ‘near vision’ and ‘distant vision’, respectively. Data regarding eye care, regularly recorded in the client files by more than 50% of the NHPs, are medical data involving ‘use of eye medication’, ‘eye disease’, and ‘eye surgery in the past’. Less commonly recorded is ‘the use of reading glasses’ as well as ‘eye pain’.Inside of the NH, (head) nurses and ward nurses (chi2 = 309, df = 5, p = 0.000), and outside of the NH, ophthalmologists and low vision specialists are most frequently contacted about eye related issues (chi2 = 224, df = 4, p = 0.000). Opticians are rarely contacted, and optometrists and orthoptists are ‘never’ contacted by more than 50% of the NHPs. Moreover, 50% of the NHPs noted that collaboration with external eye care professionals is ‘not structural’.This study shows that, according to NHPs, relevant visual aspects are not structurally examined and recorded in the client files. Outside of the NH, NHPs tend to have a less frequent collaborative relationship with optometrists, orthoptists and opticians compared to ophthalmologists and low vision specialists. The NHP’s role in providing eye care can be improved by development of guidelines for structural eye screening, improvement of recording in client files, and exploring plus undertaking collaboration with other eye care professionals.

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“…[8,[12][13][14] The importance of awareness of nursing home residents' visual functioning has been addressed by former studies. [6,[13][14][15][16] A supporting tool might raise professional caregivers' awareness of these environmental factors, indicated as (building) physical aspects in Figure 1. In a pilot study, [17] the content and layout of the Environmental Observation tool for the Visually Impaired (EOVI-63) was determined by use of a literature search and open observations in seven nursing homes.The tool was developed because previous studies howed that nursing homes had poor light conditions and because of professional caregivers' lack of awareness of these light conditions and their effect on the residents.…”

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“…In a pilot study, [17] the content and layout of the Environmental Observation tool for the Visually Impaired (EOVI-63) was determined by use of a literature search and open observations in seven nursing homes.The tool was developed because previous studies howed that nursing homes had poor light conditions and because of professional caregivers' lack of awareness of these light conditions and their effect on the residents. [15,16] The tool targets indoor light related aspects of the nursing home environment, such as quality of light, the use of colours & contrasts and furnishing & obstacles, to prevent residents from falling. These aspects concern items in common rooms, corridors and bathrooms in nursing homes.…”

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A nursing home staff tool for the indoor visual environment: The content validity

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Professional Practices and User Practices: An Explorative Study in Health Care

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In Western countries the health care system faces numerous challenges. We explore the potential of the normative practice approach to analyze the present system, to provide new insights in the redesign of the health care network, and to offer new concepts to understand the needs and wishes of patients. We present a case study of assistive devices in orthopaedics. This article shows that the Triple I variant of the practice model is very fruitful to understand the organizational embedding of professional practices, to understand the health care system as chains of professional practices, and to understand the influence of stakeholders. In this study we introduce the idea of user practices to investigate the social environment of patients and to make the needs and wishes of patients explicit.

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Age Related Visual Pathologies among Nursing Home Residents: An Evaluation of Light Conditions and Recording in Client Files

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Eye Care by Dutch Nursing Home Physicians: A Descriptive Study

Eye Care by Dutch Nursing Home Physicians: A Descriptive Study

A nursing home staff tool for the indoor visual environment: The content validity

Professional Practices and User Practices: An Explorative Study in Health Care

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