Impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical health care workers in a tertiary health centre

Purpose To evaluate the impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical healthcare workers at a tertiary health centre. Methods A socio-behavioural study on knowledge and attitude towards eye donation was conducted among 373 non-medical healthcare workers thro...

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Published in:	International ophthalmology Vol. 44; no. 1; p. 289
Main Authors:	Behera, Geeta, Vijayan, Niranjan, Murugesan, Rajeswari, Sangaraju, Suneel, Kasturi, Nirupama, Sahi, Arun, Jayasri, P., Babu, Krishna Ramesh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 27-06-2024 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Attitudes Education Educational films Female Health care Health care facilities Health Education - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Personnel - education Humans Male Medical electronics Medical personnel Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Ophthalmology Original Paper Surveys and Questionnaires Tertiary Care Centers Tissue and Organ Procurement - methods Tissue Donors - psychology Young Adult Healthcare support workers Instructional films and videos Corneal transplantation Directed organ donation Knowledge, attitudes, practice
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Summary:	Purpose To evaluate the impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical healthcare workers at a tertiary health centre. Methods A socio-behavioural study on knowledge and attitude towards eye donation was conducted among 373 non-medical healthcare workers through a printed semi-structured questionnaire before and after viewing a bilingual educational video. The responses were evaluated and scored. Results Pre-intervention, only 5.4% of the participants had adequate knowledge, which improved significantly to 71.6% after watching the video ( P < .001). Respondents with elementary school education showed the greatest change in knowledge. Pre-intervention, 72.4% were willing to donate their eyes, which significantly increased to 89.5% after watching the video. Pre-intervention, 66.22% showed a “highly favourable” attitude, which improved to 97.86% after watching the video. Conclusion The 25 min video about eye donation and eye banking significantly changed the participants' knowledge, willingness, and attitude. Hence, media-based (video) awareness platforms may be valuable for improving the general public's knowledge and attitude towards eye donation. This may help in enhancing the eye donation rate in the long term.
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ISSN:	1573-2630 0165-5701 1573-2630
DOI:	10.1007/s10792-024-03189-4