Abstract
BackgroundDesigning educational interventions tailored to the needs of Contact Lens Wearers (CLWs) are important and necessary. The present study aimed to determine the information needs of CLWs to educate and provide information to them to increase their knowledge and reduce complications and non-compliance behaviors.MethodsA qualitative approach was applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted in three contact lenses (CL) clinics in Iran among all their practitioners and 24 purposively selected patients. Data were analyzed using the Lundman and Graneheim conventional content analysis.ResultsThe qualitative analysis revealed knowledge and skill themes as two main categories. The knowledge category includes five subcategories of basic information for the CLWs, acquaintance with the CL, caring for CL, hygiene and vigilance of CL, and challenges of using CL. The skill category consists of two subcategories, including handling/insertion and removal of the CL, and stabilization of learned information. Moreover, 36 sub-subcategories emerged from these seven subcategories that reflected the information needs of CLWs.ConclusionsA clear understanding of CLWs’ information needs can help to design and develop appropriate educational approaches to overcome training barriers such as physicians’ time constraints and high workload. Moreover, it can help deal with CLWs’ insufficient knowledge and provide the required information simply and practically with the possibility of enough repetition.
Highlights
Designing educational interventions tailored to the needs of Contact Lens Wearers (CLWs) are important and necessary
Discomfort, corneal staining, dryness, microbial keratitis, corneal neovascularization, allergic conjunctivitis, and corneal infection are the main complications limiting the success of the Contact Lenses (CL) and eventually may lead to the discontinuation of CL [5, 7, 10, 12,13,14,15,16,17,18]
There were 36 subsubcategories, which belong to the subcategories of basic information for the CLWs, acquaintance with the CL, caring for CL, hygiene and vigilance of CL, challenges of using CL, handling/insertion and removal of the CL, and stabilization of learned information
Summary
Designing educational interventions tailored to the needs of Contact Lens Wearers (CLWs) are important and necessary. The present study aimed to determine the information needs of CLWs to educate and provide information to them to increase their knowledge and reduce complications and non-compliance behaviors. The use of Contact Lenses (CL) has increased tremendously over the years for a wide range of applications, including vision correction, management of corneal disorders, and cosmetics [1,2,3,4]. 6% of Contact Lens Wearers (CLWs) have experienced a complication each year [18] and another study in the U. Most CL-related complications occur due to noncompliance with recommendations and CL care, including improper cleaning and disinfection, using the CL for more than the recommended period, incorrect use of the solution, and inadequate handwashing [13, 20, 21]. CLWs should be trained – both at the beginning of CL use and periodic throughout CL wearing – to increase their knowledge, modify their behavior, and enhance their motivation about CL care and hygiene [21]
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