TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Equity and Disparities in ROP Care
T2 - A Need for Systematic Evaluation
AU - Ndukwe, Tochukwu
AU - Cole, Emily
AU - Scanzera, Angelica C.
AU - Chervinko, Margaret A.
AU - Chiang, Michael F.
AU - Campbell, John Peter
AU - Chan, Robison Vernon Paul
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by R01EY029673, R01EY19474, K12 EY021475 from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD; Grant No. P30 EY10572) and by unrestricted departmental funding from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY). The sponsor or funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of this research.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Lauren Kalinoski MS, CMI for assistance in manuscript preparation.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Ndukwe, Cole, Scanzera, Chervinko, Chiang, Campbell and Chan.
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinal disorder that can have devastating visual sequelae if not managed appropriately. From an ophthalmology standpoint, ROP care is complex, since it spans multiple care settings and providers, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), step down nurseries, and the outpatient clinic setting. This requires coordination and communication between providers, ancillary staff, and most importantly, effective communication with the patient's family members and caregivers. Often, factors related to the social determinants of health play a significant role in effective communication and care coordination with the family, and it is important for ophthalmologists to recognize these risk factors. The aim of this article is to (1) review the literature related to disparities in preterm birth outcomes and infants at risk for ROP; (2) identify barriers to ROP care and appropriate follow up, and (3) describe patient-oriented solutions and future directions for improving ROP care through a health equity lens.
AB - Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinal disorder that can have devastating visual sequelae if not managed appropriately. From an ophthalmology standpoint, ROP care is complex, since it spans multiple care settings and providers, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), step down nurseries, and the outpatient clinic setting. This requires coordination and communication between providers, ancillary staff, and most importantly, effective communication with the patient's family members and caregivers. Often, factors related to the social determinants of health play a significant role in effective communication and care coordination with the family, and it is important for ophthalmologists to recognize these risk factors. The aim of this article is to (1) review the literature related to disparities in preterm birth outcomes and infants at risk for ROP; (2) identify barriers to ROP care and appropriate follow up, and (3) describe patient-oriented solutions and future directions for improving ROP care through a health equity lens.
KW - disparities
KW - health equity
KW - premature infants
KW - retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
KW - social determinants of health
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U2 - 10.3389/fped.2022.806691
DO - 10.3389/fped.2022.806691
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85128547881
SN - 2296-2360
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Pediatrics
JF - Frontiers in Pediatrics
M1 - 806691
ER -