Overcoming barriers to pediatric visual acuity screening through education plus provision of materials

Development and Evaluation of a Physician-Targeted Video to Promote HIV Screening

“…High rates of missed testing opportunities persist, even in high HIV prevalence areas (Chin et al, 2013; Ham et al, 2017; Van Handel & Dietz, 2016). Since video interventions have been effective at influencing physician behavior (Clausen, Armitage, & Arnold, 2009; Farnan et al, 2013; Verhoeven et al, 2005), we developed and piloted an HIV testing video intervention targeted to the needs of Houston physicians practicing in a high HIV-prevalence health care system. The success of our video may have been due to our purposeful integration of our formative research, a key contributor to successful health interventions (National Cancer Institute, 2002; Noar, 2012).…”

Efficacy of a Web-Based Intervention to Improve and Sustain Knowledge and Screening for Amblyopia in Primary Care Settings

“…Previous attempts to improve vision screening in the medical home at preschool age, using more traditional approaches, have reported similar challenges regarding recruitment, retention and patient outcomes, 47,48 with greater success possibly linked to higher baseline screening rates, provider choice from a menu of topics, and/or repeated, face-to-face visits. 6 However, no previous study has followed a randomized design or sought to assess and improve provider knowledge about vision.…”

Vision and Eye Health in Children 36 to <72 Months

“…The literature addressing efforts to understand and improve providers’ and parents’ behaviors related to vision care is small but has revealed that providers with high levels of knowledge and positive attitudes toward vision screening are more likely to report compliance with preschool vision screening recommendations 29 and that failing to realize that children without signs or symptoms can still have serious eye problems is a barrier to screening and seeking eye examinations. 29 , 30 Attempts to improve provider behavior, including office-based 11 , 14 , 31 , 32 and Internet-based 33 interventions have shown some success in improving rates of screening and knowledge about amblyopia. More research and effort in this area are urgently needed.…”