Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Optometrists are well positioned to help expand low vision (LV) services and improve their availability and accessibility. Determinants of participation in LV service provision must be well understood to facilitate successful service expansion. This survey aimed to investigate optometrists\' professional confidence in the delivery of LV services and attitudes towards further learning.
METHODS: An online survey was emailed to a sample of College of Optometrists members. Respondents rated their confidence in different areas of core optometric practice; confidence in LV was compared with confidence in other areas. Respondents also rated their confidence in undertaking multiple tasks involved in LV service delivery and in routine optometric practice; confidence was compared between optometrists who do and do not work in a LV service. Attitudes towards learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a vision impairment (VI) were recorded.
RESULTS: The survey received 451 recorded responses (15.1% response rate). Optometrists who do not work in a LV service reported significantly lower confidence in LV than in other areas of core optometric practice, whereas optometrists who work in a LV service reported significantly higher confidence in LV than in other areas. Additionally, optometrists who do not work in a LV service reported significantly lower confidence in all tasks involved in LV service delivery than optometrists who work in a LV service (p < 0.001 for all tasks). Approximately 80% of respondents were interested in learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a VI.
CONCLUSIONS: Optometrists who do not work in a LV service have relatively low confidence in LV, which could contribute to low motivation to participate in LV service provision. There is sizeable interest in learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a VI, which could help to increase motivation to participate in LV service provision.
METHODS: An online survey was emailed to a sample of College of Optometrists members. Respondents rated their confidence in different areas of core optometric practice; confidence in LV was compared with confidence in other areas. Respondents also rated their confidence in undertaking multiple tasks involved in LV service delivery and in routine optometric practice; confidence was compared between optometrists who do and do not work in a LV service. Attitudes towards learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a vision impairment (VI) were recorded.
RESULTS: The survey received 451 recorded responses (15.1% response rate). Optometrists who do not work in a LV service reported significantly lower confidence in LV than in other areas of core optometric practice, whereas optometrists who work in a LV service reported significantly higher confidence in LV than in other areas. Additionally, optometrists who do not work in a LV service reported significantly lower confidence in all tasks involved in LV service delivery than optometrists who work in a LV service (p < 0.001 for all tasks). Approximately 80% of respondents were interested in learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a VI.
CONCLUSIONS: Optometrists who do not work in a LV service have relatively low confidence in LV, which could contribute to low motivation to participate in LV service provision. There is sizeable interest in learning more about assessing and supporting patients with a VI, which could help to increase motivation to participate in LV service provision.
摘要：
目的：验光师处于有利位置，可以帮助扩展低视力（LV）服务并提高其可用性和可及性。必须充分了解参与LV服务提供的决定因素，以促进成功的服务扩展。这项调查旨在调查验光师对提供LV服务的专业信心以及对进一步学习的态度。
方法：在线调查通过电子邮件发送给视光师学院成员的样本。受访者对核心验光实践的不同领域进行了信心评估；将LV的信心与其他领域的信心进行了比较。受访者还评估了他们对承担LV服务交付和常规验光实践中涉及的多项任务的信心；比较了在LV服务中工作和不工作的验光师之间的信心。记录了对学习更多有关评估和支持视力障碍（VI）患者的态度。
结果：调查收到了451个记录的回复（15.1%的回复率）。不在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV的信心明显低于核心验光实践的其他领域。而在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV的信心明显高于其他地区。此外,与在LV服务中工作的验光师相比，不在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV服务交付所涉及的所有任务的信心显着降低（所有任务的p<0.001）。大约80％的受访者有兴趣了解更多有关评估和支持VI患者的信息。
结论：不从事LV服务的验光师对LV的信心相对较低，这可能导致参与LV服务提供的动力不足。有相当大的兴趣在学习更多关于评估和支持VI患者，这有助于增加参与LV服务提供的动力。
方法：在线调查通过电子邮件发送给视光师学院成员的样本。受访者对核心验光实践的不同领域进行了信心评估；将LV的信心与其他领域的信心进行了比较。受访者还评估了他们对承担LV服务交付和常规验光实践中涉及的多项任务的信心；比较了在LV服务中工作和不工作的验光师之间的信心。记录了对学习更多有关评估和支持视力障碍（VI）患者的态度。
结果：调查收到了451个记录的回复（15.1%的回复率）。不在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV的信心明显低于核心验光实践的其他领域。而在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV的信心明显高于其他地区。此外,与在LV服务中工作的验光师相比，不在LV服务中工作的验光师对LV服务交付所涉及的所有任务的信心显着降低（所有任务的p<0.001）。大约80％的受访者有兴趣了解更多有关评估和支持VI患者的信息。
结论：不从事LV服务的验光师对LV的信心相对较低，这可能导致参与LV服务提供的动力不足。有相当大的兴趣在学习更多关于评估和支持VI患者，这有助于增加参与LV服务提供的动力。
