An Analysis Of Cognitive And Affectifve Components Of North American Optometry School Clinics' Primary Care Examination Documents.

Background: The cognitive and affective learning domains can greatly impact"patient care;
however, it is reported that most doctors emphasize the cognitive domain. And since patient care examination documents generally guide the examinations, this study intends to investigate the primary care examination documents of the North American Optometry School Clinics to determine their relative cognitive and affective content. Methods: The clinic directors at all North American Optometry Schools (including Puerto Rico and the two schoo1s in Canada) will be contacted and requested to send copies of their primary eye care examination case history and examination forms. Once received, a system will be determined to evaluate the content of the forms to determine measures of cognitive and affective emphasis. Results: Atthe time of data collection, 19 schools were contacted for the purpose of collecting the data. 14 responded and provided their case history and primary eye care examination forms. A 74% response rate was pleasantly surprising but nonetheless it was hoped all the schools would have responded. The analysis of the cognitive and affective components in the primary care examination forms will be reported for the documents received from the North American Optometry Schools. Conclusions: The results of this study will be summarized and analyzed for potential significance.