| Compliance with Follow-up after Cataract Surgery in Rural China. | |
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PMID: 22448612 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Purpose: To evaluate reasons for non-compliance with post-cataract surgical follow-up in rural China, and assess the impact of incentives on improving compliance. Methods: Patients having undergone cataract surgery more than 3 months previously at cataract surgery training hospitals in Guangdong were invited by telephone and advertisements to a hospital-based study examination, with compensation for travel costs (US$7). Information on prior post-surgical follow up was collected by questionnaire at the hospital or by telephone. Logistic regression was used to assess predictors of post-operative attendance with or without compensation. Results: Among 518 eligible patients, 426 (82.2%) underwent interviews and 342 (66.0%) attended the compensated study examination. Ninety nine participants (23.2%) reported previously returning for uncompensated follow-up ≥ 3 months post-operatively, and 225 (52.8%) had returned for any prior post-operative examination. Uncompensated follow-up at ≥ 3 months was associated with higher income (P = 0.037), and recalling instruction by a doctor to follow-up (P = 0.001), while age, gender, travel cost, and post-operative satisfaction and vision were not associated. Younger (P = 0.002) patients and those reporting being instructed to follow up (P = 0.008) were more likely to return for the compensated research examination. Among all interviewed subjects, only 170 (39.9%) reported knowing they were to return to hospital. Conclusions: Modest compensation, advertisements and telephone contact can increase medium-term follow-up rates after cataract surgery by three-fold. Better communication of specific targets for follow-up may improve follow-up compliance. |
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Guofu Huang; Rita Crooms; Qianyun Chen; Nathan Congdon; Mingguang He |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ophthalmic epidemiology Volume: 19 ISSN: 1744-5086 ISO Abbreviation: Ophthalmic Epidemiol Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-03-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9435674 Medline TA: Ophthalmic Epidemiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 67-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , China. |
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