Abstract
BackgroundTreatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) to prevent blindness depends on timely eye exams of at-risk infants. PurposeTo examine the effectiveness of a user-friendly pamphlet in improving parents' perceived importance of and ultimate adherence to ROP screening guidelines. MethodsA pamphlet on ROP was provided to parents of at-risk infants. Before and after reading the pamphlet, the parents were evaluated on their knowledge of ROP and their perception of the importance of timely follow-up screening. ResultsBefore and after pamphlet exposure, the knowledge of ROP essentially stayed the same for all parents. Before pamphlet exposure, a couple of parents chose lower than “Extremely Important” for perceived importance of follow-up eye exams. After pamphlet exposure, all parents chose “Extremely Important” for importance of follow-up. ConclusionProviding a user-friendly pamphlet on ROP to parents of preterm infants could increase the perceived importance of timely follow-up eye exams, thus reducing the rate of potentially preventable blindness.
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