Introducing e-health technology to routine cataract care: patient perspectives on web-based eye test for postoperative telemonitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore cataract patients' experiences with an e-health tool for self-assessing visual function (ie, a web-based eye test), and to formulate recommendations for its successful adoption in routine cataract care.

Setting

Clinics in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria.

Design

Mixed-methods study.

Methods

22 participants were included in this study; in-depth interviews were conducted with 12. Questionnaires and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted alongside a multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the validity, safety and cost-effectiveness of remote care after cataract surgery (Cataract Online Refraction Evaluation, a Randomized Controlled Trial). Results were analyzed thematically.

Results

Participants reported positi

SUBMITTER: Claessens JLJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284124 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature