Perceived Barriers to Care and Attitudes about Vision and Eye Care: Focus Groups with Older African Americans and Eye Care Providers
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2006Vol. 47(7), pp. 2797–2797
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Cynthia Owsley, Gerald McGwin, Kay Scilley, Christopher A. Girkin, Janice M. Phillips, Karen Searcey
Abstract
These results provide some guidance for the design of interventions to increase the use of routine eye care in this population. At a societal level, there is a need for affordable and accessible transportation services for older African Americans seeking eye care. For ophthalmologists, optometrists, and their staffs, there is a need for continuing education that imparts culturally sensitive and age-appropriate communication and trust-building skills for interactions with this population. In addition to reinforcing the generally positive attitudes of older African Americans toward the importance of eye care, community-based educational programs should be focused on strategies for overcoming the common barriers to care.
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