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ArticleBMC medical education2021

Evaluation of educational interventions on eye health for dietetic and pharmacy professions: a pre-post study.

Diana Tang, Helen Dinh, Hadi Almansour, George Burlutsky, Jocelyn Bussing, Bronwyn Eisenhauer, Bamini Gopinath, Victoria M Flood, Bandana Saini

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Article in BMC medical education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Diana Tang *Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, 176 Hawkesbury Road, New South Wales, 2145, Sydney, Australia. diana.tang@sydney.edu.au.
Helen Dinh *Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Hadi AlmansourSydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
George BurlutskyCentre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, 176 Hawkesbury Road, New South Wales, 2145, Sydney, Australia.
Jocelyn BussingSydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Bronwyn EisenhauerFood and Nutrition Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Bamini GopinathMacquarie University Hearing, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
Victoria M Flood *Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bandana Saini *Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUMacquarie University · AUWestmead Hospital · AUWestmead Institute for Medical Research · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe piloted an educational intervention that aimed to enhance awareness about nutrition-age-related macular degeneration (AMD) links among practising and student dietitians then expanded the scope of this intervention to include general eye health, which was delivered to pharmacy students.

methodsA pilot intervention was conducted in 2019 at the Dietitians Australia Conference (Gold Coast, Australia) where practising and student dietitians underwent a 2-hour small group educational workshop on nutrition and AMD links. Pre-post questionnaires were administered to participants, with voluntary completion of both questionnaires an indicator of consent to participate in the intervention. The primary intervention outcome was a change in AMD-related nutrition knowledge pre-post intervention. A larger intervention was then conducted at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) where pharmacy students underwent a 4-hour educational module to improve general eye health knowledge, as well as student perceptions and attitudes towards a pharmacists' role in low vision care. Similarly, pre-post questionnaires were administered, with voluntary completion of both questionnaires an indicator of consent to participate in the intervention. The primary intervention outcomes were changes in total knowledge, total perception and total attitude scores pre-post intervention.

results(1) Among 10 accredited and 5 student dietitians, there was significant overall knowledge improvement (mean pre-post score: 7.07 ± 1.94 vs. 10.8 ± 1.01, p = 0.001) specifically around appropriate dietary advice, food sources of key AMD-related nutrients, and awareness of supplements. (2) Among 179 second-year pharmacy students enrolled in the 'Pharmacy Practice' Unit of Study (Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Sydney), total eye health knowledge (6.25 ± 1.93 vs. 6.64 ± 2.0; p = 0.011) significantly improved, along with total perception scores (41.54 ± 5.26 vs. 42.45 ± 4.95; p = 0.004). Total attitude scores were not significantly different.

conclusionsThe pilot intervention improved relevant nutrition-AMD knowledge among practising/student dietitians. The modified intervention for pharmacy students also significantly improved general eye health knowledge as well as students' perception of a pharmacists' role in low vision care.

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DieteticsEducation, PharmacyPharmaceutical ServicesPharmacyStudents, PharmacyHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesAge-related macular degenerationDietitianEye healthPharmacist

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