Comparison of eyecare utilization at two service delivery levels during the COVID-19 pandemic as a measure of their impact: A multicentric retrospective analysis across four North Indian high-volume eyecare organizations

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dc.contributor.authorSood, Ishaanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSabherwal, Shalinderen_US
dc.contributor.authorKuyyadiyil, Subeeshen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhurana, Ashien_US
dc.contributor.authorThakur, Anshuen_US
dc.contributor.authorChauhan, Lokeshen_US
dc.contributor.authorJain, Eleshen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhadauria, Madhuen_US
dc.contributor.authorMajumdar, Atanuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:33:24Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:33:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of the tertiary centers (TCS) and vision centers (VCs) of the four organizations participating in this research, once the lockdown was lifted, and to compare it with the performance during the same period of the previous year. Methods: This was a cross?sectional study assessing eyecare utilization in the first 2 months after resumption of services post the lockdown in 2020 and comparing that across the same time period in 2019. Anonymized data containing basic demographic details, proportions of patient visits and their reasons, as well as referral information was collected. The drop percentage method was used, and P values were calculated using paired t?tests. Results: Four TCs and 60 VCs were included. Overall, outpatient attendance dipped 51.2% at TCs and 27.5% at VCs, across the 2 years. At both levels of care delivery, the percentage drop in females was more than that in males; however, the overall drop at VCs was less than that at TCs, for both sexes. Eyecare utilization in pediatric populations dropped significantly more than in adult populations, across the overall sample. There was no significant change in referrals for refractive error as a proportion of total outpatients, although there was a significant decline in the same for cataract and specialty treatment. Conclusion: VCs are valuable and successful model for eyecare delivery especially in the continued aftermath of the COVID?19 pandemicen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Ophthalmology and Public Health Research, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCentre for Community Ophthalmology, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCL Gupta Eye Institute, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsRegional Institute of Ophthalmology, Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBiostatistician, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsThe Bodhya Eye Consortium: a. Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India. b. Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Jankikund, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India. c. Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. d. MGM Eye Institute, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. e. CL Gupta Eye Institute, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. f. LJ Eye Institute, Ambala City, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSood Ishaana, Sabherwal Shalinder, Kuyyadiyil Subeesh, Khurana Ashi, Thakur Anshu, Chauhan Lokesh, Jain Elesh, Bhadauria Madhu, Majumdar Atanu. Comparison of eyecare utilization at two service delivery levels during the COVID-19 pandemic as a measure of their impact: A multicentric retrospective analysis across four North Indian high-volume eyecare organizations. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Jun; 70(6): 2146-2152en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224371
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume70en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_104_22en_US
dc.subjectAge groupen_US
dc.subjectCOVID?19en_US
dc.subjecteyecare utilizationen_US
dc.subjectNorth Indiaen_US
dc.subjectvision centersen_US
dc.titleComparison of eyecare utilization at two service delivery levels during the COVID-19 pandemic as a measure of their impact: A multicentric retrospective analysis across four North Indian high-volume eyecare organizationsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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