Does optometrists' self-reported practice in glaucoma detection predict actual practice as determined by standardised patients?

Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics : the Journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)
J TheodossiadesJohn G Lawrenson

Abstract

Questionnaires are commonly used as a proxy measure of clinical practice; however their application in a variety of healthcare settings has found significant self-reporting bias. The aim of this study is to estimate the validity of self-reporting as a measure of optometrist case-finding practice for glaucoma and the appropriate referral of suspects. Two complementary approaches were used: (1) a sample of optometrists (N=34) on an ophthalmic list in West London were visited incognito by Standardised Patient (SP) volunteers aged over 54 who were trained to identify the components of a standard Sight Test. Optometrists from the same list were then invited to participate in a structured face-to-face interview regarding their case finding practice for glaucoma. The findings from the two sources were compared. (2) as part of a national glaucoma survey of optometrists, respondents (N=1264) were asked in a free text question for the information that they would include in a referral letter for suspect glaucoma. The responses were compared to the content of a sample of glaucoma referral letters (N=571) obtained from consultant ophthalmologists across the UK. In each case, the degree of correspondence ('match') between reported practice a...Continue Reading

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Feb 20, 2016·Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics : the Journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)·Laura E DownieAlgis J Vingrys
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