Background: Community health centers (CHCs) provide healthcare to underserved communities, including the uninsured and underinsured. Ocular disease and visual impairment affect individuals of all ages, race, and socioeconomic standing, but are disproportionately detrimental to individuals with limited access to care. The purpose of this study is to assess the need for and potential utilization of an on-site eye care clinic at a CHC in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Methods: A 22-question survey was distributed to patients 18 years and older at Community Health Center of the Black Hills (CHCBH) to gather demographic, socioeconomic, medical, and subjective interest data.
Results: A total of 421 surveys were included in the analysis. Of these, 364 respondents (87 percent) indicated being "Very likely" or "Somewhat likely" to use an on-site eye clinic at CHCBH (95 percent CI 83-90 percent). A total of 217 respondents (52 percent) endorsed a diagnosis of an existing eye condition and/or diabetes, and 215 respondents (51 percent) rated their vision as "Poor" or "Very poor." Less than half of respondents indicated having any form of health insurance (191, 45 percent) but showed a comparably high likelihood of using an on-site eye clinic when compared to uninsured respondents, 90 percent and 84 percent, respectively. Finally, 50 (12 percent) respondents indicated being referred to an eye doctor in the past, with affordability as the most commonly cited reason for not following through with the referral.
Conclusions: Survey data indicate a medical and socioeconomic need for eye care services among CHCBH patients and a high likelihood patients would seek care at an on-site clinic.
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