Increasing Screening Follow-Up for Vulnerable Children
A Partnership with School Nurses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15503192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenio Rodríguez (0000-0003-2571-6921, Stanford University), Eunice Rodríguez (Department of Pediatrics; Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA), Ashini Srivastava (Stanford University), Melinda Landau (San Francisco Unified School District, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1572-1572 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15081572 |
| PMID | 30044383 |
| OpenAlex | W2884412101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Approximately 20% of school-age children have a vision problem. Screening is an effective way to detect visual impairments, although only if adequate follow-up is available. Here, we evaluate the impact of hiring full-time nurses in four underserved schools on the likelihood of increasing follow-up for treatment after vision screening. First, we compared descriptive screening follow-up data from the intervention schools with that of five matched schools with part-time nurses in San Jose, California, from 2008 to 2012. The intervention schools had around 2800 low-income, minority children each year, and the five comparison schools had around 3445. Secondly, we conducted a qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses from 129 teachers in the nine participating schools. In the final year, 96% of the students screened and referred for possible vision problems in schools with full-time nurses were followed up and examined by a health care provider. Yet, only 67% of students screened in comparison schools were examined. Teachers in schools with full-time nurses reported that follow-up of vision problems and getting glasses for students was the most beneficial activity performed by the nurses. School nurses can effectively increase medical care coordination and follow-up of vision screening in low-income communities
Family medicine · General partnership · Intervention (counseling · Low income · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · School Health and Nursing Education
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |