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Pre-Post Study of the Effect of Pamphlets in Creating Awareness of Eye Diseases among Patient Populations
Mary McIntosh1, Nader Moinfar1
1From the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando.
Objective:
The objective of our study was to determine the effect of a pamphlet in increasing awareness of eye disease among patient populations to boost early utilization of eye care and screening.
Methods:
This was a pre-post study using a survey to measure changes in self-evaluated knowledge regarding eye disease and comfort in identifying symptoms before and after exposure to a pamphlet. The study was conducted in Orlando, Florida and took place from July 2023 through October 2023, with a total of 33 participants.
Results:
The mean preknowledge and comfort were 5.36 and 5.27, respectively, and the mean postknowledge and comfort were 6.97 and 6.91, respectively. This change was significant on a paired samples t test using an alpha of 0.05. The mean clarity rating was 9.06 with a standard deviation of 1.44, with 1 being the lowest rating and 10 being the highest.
Conclusions:
Statistically significant changes in self-evaluated knowledge and comfort were seen, with P < 0.001 for an alpha of 0.05. The main limitations of this study were sample size and study recruitment.
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