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 2024-06, Vol.44 (1), p.289, Article 289
Main Authors: Behera, Geeta, Vijayan, Niranjan, Murugesan, Rajeswari, Sangaraju, Suneel, Kasturi, Nirupama, Sahi, Arun, Jayasri, P., Babu, Krishna Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
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
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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  
ISSN:1573-2630
0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-024-03189-4