Bjerre, A., Arblaster, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-3656-3740, Nye, A. et al. (1 more author) (2018) The provision of patient information about nystagmus. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 14 (1). pp. 25-29. ISSN 1743-9868
Abstract
Aims: The aims of this study were to evaluate the current provision of patient information about nystagmus in orthoptic clinics in the UK and Ireland and to develop a standardised information pack about nystagmus. Methods: A questionnaire was circulated to orthoptists in the UK and Ireland asking whether they had information to provide to patients with nystagmus, what was included in this information and how it could be improved. Orthoptists were also asked what should be included in a standardised information pack about nystagmus. Results: Two hundred and thirty three orthoptists completed the questionnaire. One-third of responding orthoptists did not have information to provide to patients with nystagmus. Most reported the information available to them included details of support services and physical symptoms. Including information about living with nystagmus at different ages and long-term prognosis were the most common suggestions to improve information about nystagmus. More than half of orthoptists selected all the suggested topics to be included in a standardised information pack, with support services and long-term prognosis most frequently selected. Conclusions: Only 67% of responding orthoptists had information about nystagmus to give to patients or their families. Ways to improve the current information and content considered important by orthoptists were taken into account to create a nystagmus information pack, which is now available online.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
Keywords: | nystagmus; patient information; questionnaire |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NYSTAGMUS NETWORK UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2018 09:23 |
Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2018 11:50 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.22599/bioj.105 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British and Irish Orthoptic Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.22599/bioj.105 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130738 |