Jeong Hye Park
Smartphone Use Patterns of Smartphone-dependent Children
Child health nursing research
purpose examine factors decreasing participation schoolbased vision programs parent teacher perspectivesmethods conducted 41 semistructured focus groups 20 parent groups 21 teacherstaff groups 10 baltimore 11 chicago public elementary middle schools offering schoolbased vision programs schoolbased vision programs provided vision screening eye exams eyeglasses needed focus groups ranged size 29 participants median 5 sessions recorded transcribed coded iterative process develop themes using inductive analysisresults ninety parents 117 teachersstaff participated participants identified five major factors decreasing participation schoolbased vision programs 1 challenges consent form including distribution collection literacy language barriers 2 existing eye care 3 misunderstandings program especially related cost insurance 4 difficulty raising parental awareness program 5 certain attitudes towards vision eye care schoolbased programs including low prioritization eye care mistrust program fear sharing private information believing child needs glasses reluctance accepting subsidized servicesconclusion parents teachers identified important structural barriers participation ie consent form challenges low parental awareness specific reasons nonparticipation ie attitudes misunderstanding program existing eye care schoolbased vision programs effective strategies needed facilitate return consent forms promote awareness schoolbased vision programs among parents programs also target services towards currently without access eye care increase awareness paediatric vision needs