Serving multiple students within a school and letting students choose frames were perceived to reduce stigma and increase willingness to wear glasses¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Participants reported students felt more comfortable wearing glasses when peers also wore them, and that choosing their own frames made children active partners in the decision to wear glasses. → Dudovitz 2016

Evidence¶

Dudovitz 2016¶

Dudovitz, R. N., Izadpanah, N., Chung, P. J., & Slusser, W. (2016). Parent, Teacher, and Student Perspectives on how Corrective Lenses Improve Child Wellbeing and School Function. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1882-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Thematic finding across adult and child focus groups; a parent described her daughter feeling "more comfortable with herself" once she saw other students at the school wearing glasses. Frame choice was also described as increasing engagement.

"Groups reported that, students felt more comfortable wearing glasses when surrounded by peers who also used corrective lenses. This aspect of the program was perceived to reduce the stigma associated with using corrective lenses."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Participants perceived that receiving corrective lenses improved classroom attention, task persistence, and willingness to practice academic skills — related
• Providing free vision services on the school campus was perceived to remove financial and logistical barriers to obtaining corrective lenses — related