Facilitators and Barriers to Glaucoma Screening Identified by Key Stakeholders in Underserved Communities: A Community-engaged Research Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Prcis

Community-engaged research (CER) enables researchers to identify community-specific barriers and facilitators to program implementation. Broadly applicable barriers to glaucoma care, such as Cost, Transportation, and Trust, and community-specific barriers, such as Language and Convenience/Access, were identified.

Purpose

The aim was to identify the facilitators and barriers to implementing glaucoma screening programs in 2 community clinics.

Methods

A concurrent mixed-methods process analysis using CER. Key stakeholders-including patients, providers, and staff members-from 2 community clinics were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide. Interviews had 2 parts: (1) asking patients about community-based facilitators and barriers to implementing glaucoma

SUBMITTER: Ballouz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084870 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature