Impact of Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention on Ocular Epidemic Study
10.12007/j.issn.02584646.2018.01.002
- VernacularTitle:社区大众意见领袖在眼病流行病学调查人员召集中的作用
- Author:
Kaibo YANG
1
;
Lei LIU
;
Jingyang WU
;
Guisen ZHANG
;
Song YUE
;
Lei CHEN
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学附属第一医院眼科
- Keywords:
community;
popular opinion leader;
ocular epidemic survey;
follow-up
- From:
Journal of China Medical University
2018;47(1):6-8
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the role of community popular opinion leader (POL) intervention on ocular epidemic study. Methods During the process of epidemiological survey of eye disease in Shenyang City,the community POL was interviewed to observe the change of the follow-up population from 2015 to 2016 and the effects of the POL intervention were analyzed. Results The study population follow-up rate was significantly improved after POL intervention (χ2 = 85.42,P < 0.01),the male-to-female ratio was balanced (χ2 = 6.51, P = 0.01),and more participants were willing and hoped to participate in the epidemic study for a long time. Conclusion Community POLs can improve the follow-up rate of epidemiological surveys and mobilize the enthusiasm of the population to participate in epidemiological investigations.