COMPLIANCE OF HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH CONTACT LENS USE AND CARE

Year 2024, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 91 - 99, 24.04.2024

Ayşe Tüfekçi Balıkçı , İzel Cazımoğlu , Zuleyha Yalnız Akkaya , Ayşe Burcu

https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.1458510

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to assess if healthcare professionals who wear contact lenses in hospitals comply with the rules for contact lenses use and care.
Material and Methods: A survey consisting of questions about contact lenses use and care was distributed to healthcare professionals. The survey investigated the following: a) Demographic data, b) Routines related to the use of contact lenses (type, indication, duration, overnight use), c) Routines related to contact lenses maintenance and cleaning (solution usage habit, exposure to water, hygiene of hands and lens cases).
Results: The average age of the participants was 28.35±5.58; 76% were women, and 87.3% were doctors. Contact lenses usage duration was 8.16 years. Most of them wore soft contact lenses for myopia that was changed monthly. 95.8% of participants were prescribed contact lenses by an ophthalmologist. To clean the contact lenses, 93.3% of the participants used multi-purpose solutions, and 7.3% reported that they rarely washed the contact lenses with tap water. A high level of compliance was observed with overnight use, washing hands before putting on and taking off contact lenses, expiration date, and filling the solution into the box or sharing it. Moderate compliance rates were noted for swimming and showering with contact lenses, cleaning, and changing the lens case and contact lenses.
Conclusion: Although healthcare professionals are compliant with the use and care of the contact lenses, it is thought that some of them still need training on avoiding contact with water while wearing the contact lenses, never using tap water, and cleaning the lens case and the contact lenses effectively.

Keywords

Contact lenses, healthcare professional, compliance

Ethical Statement

The study protocol was approved by the University of Health Sciences Ankara Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee (Date: 21.02.2024, Number: E-93471371-514.10-237450006)

Supporting Institution

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Hastane Sağlık Çalışanlarının Kontakt Lens Kullanımı ve Bakımına Uyumu

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışma, hastanelerde kontakt lens kullanan sağlık çalışanlarının kontakt lens kullanımı ve bakımına ilişkin kurallara uyup uymadığını değerlendirmeyi amaçladı.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Sağlık çalışanlarına kontakt lens kullanımı ve bakımına ilişkin sorulardan oluşan bir anket dağıtıldı. Araştırmada şu konular araştırıldı: a) Demografik veriler, b) Kontakt lens kullanımına ilişkin rutinler (türü, endikasyonu, süresi, gece kullanımı), c) Kontakt lens bakımı ve temizliğine ilişkin rutinler (solüsyon kullanım alışkanlığı, suya maruz kalma, ellerin ve lens kutularının hijyeni).
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 28,35±5,58; %76'sı kadın, %87,3'ü doktordu. Kontakt lens kullanım süresi 8,16 yıl oldu. Çoğu, miyopi nedeniyle aylık olarak değiştirilen yumuşak kontakt lens kullanıyordu. Katılımcıların %95,8'ine bir göz doktoru tarafından kontakt lens reçete edildi. KL'i temizlemek için katılımcıların %93,3'ü çok amaçlı solüsyon kullandığını,
%7,3'ü ise kontakt lensi nadiren musluk suyuyla yıkadığını bildirdi. Gece kullanımı, kontakt lensi takıp çıkarmadan önce ellerin yıkanması, son kullanma tarihi, solüsyonun kutuya doldurulması veya paylaşılması konularına yüksek düzeyde uyum gözlendi. Kontakt lens ile yüzmek ve duş almak, lens kutusunun ve kontakt lensin temizlenmesi ve değiştirilmesi için orta düzeyde uyum oranları kaydedildi.
Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarının kontakt lens kullanımı ve bakımı konusunda uyumlu olmasına rağmen, bazılarının kontakt lens takarken su ile temastan kaçınma, asla musluk suyu kullanmama, lens kutusu ve kontakt lensi etkili bir şekilde temizleme konusunda eğitime ihtiyaç duyduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Kontakt lens, sağlık çalışanı, uyum.

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