| Title: |
The better operative outcomes software tool (BOOST) prospective study: improving the quality of cataract surgery outcomes in low-resource settings |
| Authors: |
McGuinness, Myra B.; Moo, Elise; Varga, Beatrice; Dodson, Sarity; Lansingh, Van Charles; Resnikoff, Serge; Schmidt, Elena; Ravilla, Thulasiraj; Balu Subburaman, Ganesh-Babu; Khanna, Rohit C.; Rathi, Varsha M.; Arunga, Simon; Limburg, Hans; Congdon, Nathan |
| Source: |
McGuinness, M B, Moo, E, Varga, B, Dodson, S, Lansingh, V C, Resnikoff, S, Schmidt, E, Ravilla, T, Balu Subburaman, G-B, Khanna, R C, Rathi, V M, Arunga, S, Limburg, H & Congdon, N 2024, 'The better operative outcomes software tool (BOOST) prospective study: improving the quality of cataract surgery outcomes in low-resource settings', Ophthalmic Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2024.2336518 |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Queen's University Belfast: Research Portal |
| Subject Terms: |
quality improvement; low & middle income countries; Cataract; mobile applications |
| Description: |
Purpose Post-operative vision impairment is common among patients who have undergone cataract surgery in low-resource settings, impacting quality of clinical outcomes and patient experience. This prospective, multisite, single-armed, pragmatic validation study aimed to assess whether receiving tailored recommendations via the free Better Operative Outcomes Software Tool (BOOST) app improved surgical outcomes, as quantified by post-operative unaided distance visual acuity (UVA) measured 1–3 days after surgery. Methods During the baseline data collection round, surgeons in low and middle-income countries recorded clinical characteristics of 60 consecutive cataract cases in BOOST. Additional data on the causes of poor outcomes from 20 consecutive cases with post-operative UVA of |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0928-6586 |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/38635874; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0928-6586 |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09286586.2024.2336518 |
| Availability: |
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/be9ac1f0-faef-4a42-9e69-07a14d3f77cd; https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2024.2336518; https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/595925114/The_Better_Operative_Outcomes_Software_Tool_BOOST_Prospective_Study_Improving_the_Quality_of_Cataract_Surgery_Outcomes_in_Low-Resource_Settings.pdf; https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85191019030 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F1B3C103 |
| Database: |
BASE |