Evaluation of Teaching Methods to Patients with Eye Disorders

Background and

Vision disorders are one of the most important health problems that cause a huge financial burden and loss of productivity. Examining educational interventions in terms of content, educational methods, and its impact seems necessary in order to find information gaps in this field.

This study was looking for an answer to the question that by focusing on the levels of prevention in the field of vision care, what methods were patient education intervention studies based on? Using search terms related to PICO such as eye disease, patient education, PubMed, Scopus,Web of Science,Google Scholar, irandoc, medlib, Magiran, SID databases were used for searching. The inclusion criteria were clinical trial studies in the field of vision care with any type of educational intervention from 2004 to 2021.

This review study was organized using the PRISMA statement and 14 studies were selected from a total of 7898 studies.13 studies were in prevention level 2 and 3 and focused on diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma.One study on the first level of prevention and one study on preoperative care education were found. In the educational method,only one study based on educational theories was found, and the rest included face-to-face education,individual counseling,group and multimedia methods.

Education of visually impaired patients is an integral part and one of the most important health interventions.Examining the content and educational methods can help in providing better and more effective educational programs.According to the review,educational interventions in vision care, especially at the first level of prevention,seem limited and necessary.