dc.contributor.author |
Rogers, Jaymie T |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kandel, Himal |
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dc.contributor.author |
Harwood, Matire |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vea, Telusila |
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dc.contributor.author |
Black, Joanna |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ramke, Jacqueline |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
United States |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-07-11T23:18:14Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-07-11T23:18:14Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-12 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
(2023). Clinical and Experimental Optometry, ahead-of-print, 1-9. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0816-4622 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/69184 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Clinical relevance: In all countries, there are population groups that are underserved by eye health services. By exploring access to eye care for these communities, optometrists and other eye care providers can promote equitable access to quality eye care, including strengthening patient relationships, and championing inclusive, people-centred services. Background: New Zealand has very few policies to enable access to primary eye health services. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to accessing eye health services among adults from an underserved community in Auckland. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews, drawing on the domains of a widely accepted patient-centred framework for health care access. Twenty-five adults with vision impairment were recruited from a community-based eye clinic in a suburb with high area-level deprivation. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Twenty-five participants were interviewed, aged between 47 and 71 years, of whom 13 were female. The participants included 13 Pacific people, 6 Māori, 4 New Zealand Europeans and 2 people of other ethnicities. Thematic analysis revealed five themes describing accessing eye care from a community perspective. Two major themes related to barriers were identified, financial barriers and barriers due to location of services and transport. The facilitators of access were, the ability of individuals to identify available eye health services, the provision of appropriate eye health services, and the crucial role played by whānau (family) in supporting participants to seek eye health services. Conclusion: Cost is a major barrier to accessing eye health services in New Zealand. The barriers and facilitators expressed by this underserved community can inform efforts to improve eye health access in New Zealand through people-centred service designs. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Clinical & experimental optometry |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.subject |
Barriers to care |
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dc.subject |
eye care services |
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dc.subject |
eye health |
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dc.subject |
health services accessibility |
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dc.subject |
qualitative research |
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dc.subject |
vision |
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dc.subject |
32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
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dc.subject |
3212 Ophthalmology and Optometry |
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dc.subject |
Clinical Research |
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dc.subject |
Health Services |
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dc.subject |
7.1 Individual care needs |
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dc.subject |
8.1 Organisation and delivery of services |
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dc.subject |
7 Management of diseases and conditions |
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dc.subject |
8 Health and social care services research |
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dc.subject |
Eye |
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dc.subject |
3 Good Health and Well Being |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Ophthalmology |
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dc.subject |
REFRACTIVE ERROR |
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dc.subject |
MAORI |
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dc.subject |
EXPERIENCES |
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dc.subject |
SERVICES |
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dc.subject |
02 Physical Sciences |
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dc.subject |
11 Medical and Health Sciences |
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dc.title |
Access to eye care among adults from an underserved community in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1080/08164622.2023.2291527 |
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pubs.issue |
ahead-of-print |
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pubs.begin-page |
1 |
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pubs.volume |
ahead-of-print |
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dc.date.updated |
2024-06-09T11:07:03Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The authors |
en |
dc.identifier.pmid |
38092018 (pubmed) |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08164622.2023.2291527 |
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pubs.end-page |
9 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
1003343 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Optometry and Vision Science |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1444-0938 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2024-06-09 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2023-12-13 |
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