Table 1 Demographics and referral pattern data of respondents
Question | n (%) | CI |
|---|---|---|
Type of clinical practice | ||
Community practice | 91 (63.2) | 0.55–0.71 |
Part-time academic | 21 (14.6) | 0.09–0.21 |
Full-time academic | 32 (22.2) | 0.16–0.30 |
No response | 2 | |
Year of ophthalmology residency completion | ||
1960–1970 | 7 (4.8) | 0.02–0.09 |
1971–1980 | 23 (15.8) | 0.10–0.23 |
1981–1990 | 43 (29.5) | 0.22–0.37 |
1991–2000 | 34 (23.3) | 0.17–0.31 |
2001–2012 | 39 (26.7) | 0.18–0.35 |
No response | 0 | |
Sub-specialty or fellowship training | ||
No fellowship training | 67 (45.9) | 0.35–0.51 |
Retina | 24 (16.4) | 0.10–0.22 |
Pediatrics | 11 (7.5) | 0.04–0.12 |
Uveitis | 12 (8.2) | 0.04–0.13 |
Cornea/anterior segment | 15 (10.3) | 0.05–0.15 |
Other | 27 (18.5) | 0.12–0.24 |
No response | 0 | |
Fellowship-trained uveitis specialist present at the respondents’ center of residency training | ||
Yes | 66 (45.8) | 0.37–0.54 |
No | 78 (54.2) | 0.46–0.62 |
No response | 2 (1.37) | |
Percentage of patients with uveitis in respondents’ clinical practice | ||
>60 % | 2 (1.4) | 0.002–0.05 |
30–60 % | 7 (4.8) | 0.02–0.09 |
<30 % | 137 (93.8) | 0.89–0.97 |
No response | 0 | |
Referral to uveitis specialists | ||
Yes | 107 (73.3) | 0.65–0.80 |
No | 27 (18.5) | 0.13–0.26 |
Respondent is a uveitis specialist | 12 (8.2) | 0.04–0.14 |
No response | 0 | |
Barriers of referral encountered when referring patients to uveitis specialist | ||
Geography (distance) | 38 (32.2) | 0.19–0.34 |
Wait time | 46 (39.0) | 0.24–0.39 |
None | 40 (33.9) | 0.20–0.35 |
Not application. Care for patients with uveitis | 15 (12.7) | 0.06–0.16 |
Other | 8 (6.78) | 0.02–0.10 |
No response | 28 | |