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dc.contributor.authorPrior, Maria
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Jill J.
dc.contributor.authorAzuara-Blanco, Augusto
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Nitin
dc.contributor.authorBurr, Jennifer M.
dc.contributor.authorGlaucoma Screening Platform Study
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:01:40Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.identifier95280663
dc.identifier5c898a5e-be5c-419f-8d47-75eb098be28d
dc.identifier000326881000019
dc.identifier84888639477
dc.identifier.citationPrior , M , Francis , J J , Azuara-Blanco , A , Anand , N , Burr , J M & Glaucoma Screening Platform Study 2013 , ' Why do people present late with advanced glaucoma? A qualitative interview study ' , British Journal of Ophthalmology , vol. 97 , no. 12 , pp. 1574-1578 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303813en
dc.identifier.issn0007-1161
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-9478-738X/work/60196177
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/4432
dc.descriptionThis study is one component of a Medical Research Council funded strategic grant, G0701759en
dc.description.abstractObjective To explore the presentation behaviours and pathways to detection of adults who first presented to UK hospital eye services with severe glaucoma. Design Semistructured interviews, based on models of diagnostic delay, to obtain a descriptive self-reported account of when and how participants' glaucoma was detected. Results 11 patients participated (five in Aberdeen, six in Huddersfield). Four participants reported that the optometry appointment at which their glaucoma was detected was their first ever eye test or their first for over 10years. Seven participants reported attending regular routine optometrist appointments. Their self-reported experiences and pathways to detection describe a variety of missed detection opportunities and delayed referral and treatment. Conclusions The qualitative data suggest that late detection of glaucoma can result from delays at the patient level but, although based on a small sample, delays also occurred at the healthcare provider (system) level both in terms of accuracy of case detection and effective referral. We suggest that current attempts to address the significant burden of over-referral of glaucoma suspects to hospital eye services (a large proportion of which are false positives) must also focus on the issue of false negatives and on reducing missed detection and service delays.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Journal of Ophthalmologyen
dc.subjectGlaucomaen
dc.subjectCancer-diagnosisen
dc.subjectDelayen
dc.subjectSeekingen
dc.subjectRE Ophthalmologyen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccREen
dc.titleWhy do people present late with advanced glaucoma? A qualitative interview studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303813
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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