Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design

Owsley, Cynthia; Rhodes, Lindsay A.; McGwin, Gerald; Mennemeyer, Stephen T.; Bregantini, Mary; Patel, Nita; Wiley, Demond M.; LaRussa, Frank; Box, Dan; Saaddine, Jinan; Crews, John E.; Girkin, Christopher A.

doi:10.1186/s12939-015-0213-8

International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 3 Follow-up questionnaire administered by telephone 2–4 weeks after the enrollment visit

From: Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design

Domain	Item synopsis
Patient satisfaction	How satisfied were you with your comprehensive eye exam visit?
	(Satisfied/dissatisfied scale)^a
	How convenient was if for you to have your eye exam at this location?
	(Convenient/inconvenient scale)^b
	Would you recommend this eye clinic to a friend or family member?
	(Likely scale)^c
Other uses of large retailer	While you were there for your exam, did you use the Walmart pharmacy?
	Other than the pharmacy, did you do any shopping at Walmart on that day?
	(Yes/no)
Accessibility/transportation	I’m more likely to go to the eye doctor if the doctor’s office is near a place I shop
Accessibility/transportation	(Agree/disagree scale)^d
Eye care utilization	How likely are you to go for a comprehensive eye exam in the next year or two?
Eye care utilization	(Likely scale)^c
Attitudes about eye care	It is important to go to the eye doctor at least once every 2 years.
	There is no need to go to the eye doctor if you’re not having a problem with your eyes.
	(Agree/disagree scale)^d
Knowledge about glaucoma	A person can have glaucoma and not know it.
	Glaucoma can be controlled.
	Vision lost from glaucoma can be restored.
	A complete glaucoma exam consists only of measuring eye pressure.
	People at risk for glaucoma should have an eye examination through dilated pupils.
	(True/false)
Cost	Is the cost of an eye exam a problem for you?
	Is the cost of buying eyeglasses a problem for you?
	If the doctor prescribed eye drops for you in order to treat an eye problem you have, would the cost of prescription eye drops be a problem for you?
	(Problem scale)^e

^aSatisfied/dissatisfied scale response options: Very satisfied, Satisfied, Dissatisfied, Very Dissatisfied
^bConvenient/inconvenient scale response options: Very convenient, Convenient, Inconvenient, Very inconvenient
^cLikely scale response options: Very likely, Somewhat likely, Not very likely, Not at all likely
^dAgree/disagree scale response options: Strongly agree, Somewhat agree, Somewhat disagree, Strongly disagree
^eProblem scale response options: Not a problem at all, A little bit of a problem, Somewhat of a problem, A big problem

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