Towards transforming community eye care: an observational study and time-series analysis of optometrists’ prescribing for eye disorders
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This study aimed to provide evidence on the therapeutic prescribing activity by community optometrists in Scotland and determine its impact workload general practice ophthalmology clinics. Scottish administrative healthcare data for a 53-month period (November 2013–April 2018) were used analyse non-medical optometrists. Using interrupted time-series regression (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average), we assessed of optometrist outpatient attendances eye disorders. A total 54,246 items prescribed 205 over period. Since commencement recording, increased steadily from baseline zero 1.2% all ophthalmic prescribed. Neither monthly number nor size optometric workforce associated with reduction appointments time. Optometrists increasingly contribute Scotland, releasing capacity lessening practice, but not secondary care workload. There appears be an underutilisation related management dry eye, which represents opportunity release further capacity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1476-5616', '0033-3506']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.029