ISCREEN-study: Online Nurse-assisted Eye-screening in Home Healthcare

Launched by AMSTERDAM UMC, LOCATION VUMC · Sep 21, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

The ISCREEN study is looking at a new way to check for eye problems in older adults who receive healthcare at home. The main goal is to see if having a nurse help with online eye screenings can effectively reduce eye issues and whether it is a cost-effective approach. This trial is currently recruiting participants who are 65 years or older, can understand Dutch, and are able to take part in research.

To be eligible, participants should be receiving home healthcare for other health issues, but they cannot have serious illnesses like terminal conditions or advanced cognitive impairments. Those who have recently seen an eye doctor in the last six months are also not included. If you join this study, you can expect to participate in an online eye screening process with support from a nurse, which could help improve how eye care is delivered to patients at home.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion criteria
• • Patients receive home healthcare for health problems
• • 65 years or older
• • Understanding of the Dutch language
• • Cognitive ability to participate in research (six-item Mini Mental State Examination: score \>3)
• • Exclusion criteria
• • Very serious health condition of the patient (i.e. terminal illness, receiving palliative home care)
• • Cognitively unable to participate in research (e.g. late stage Alzheimer's/Dementia, Parkinson's) (six-item Mini Mental State Examination: score ≤3)
• • Having received an optometric or ophthalmic consultation within the last 6 months