ArticleBMJ open2022
'It was like being hit with a brick': a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians' delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care.
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- Stargardt's Connected Research Network Inaugural Meeting: Landscape Review and Horizon Scanning of Stargardt Disease.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore patients' experiences of getting a diagnosis of eye disease, the psychological impact of this and how this could be improved.
designAn exploratory qualitative interview study using a narrative approach and inductive methods.
settingThis study was conducted with patients who had attended ophthalmic appointments in primary and secondary care and in opticians located in the South of England.
participants18 people diagnosed with eye disease in England.
resultsFour themes were identified:
conclusionsInteractions with clinicians can have a lasting impact on how a diagnosis is experienced and how well the patient is able to come to terms with their visual impairment. Receiving little or no information left patients feeling lost and unsupported. This led them to search for information from less reliable sources. Clinicians should consider how they communicate a diagnosis to patients, how and when they offer information about diagnosis and prognosis and where possible signpost patients to additional support systems and counselling services as early as possible.
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