老年人眼部创伤的流行病学:一个基于人口的研究
Alireza Hashemi1, Mehdi Khabazkhoob2, Ahmad Mehri3
1Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of current ophthalmology
|September 8, 2023
概括
眼部创伤影响7.46%的老年人,增加视力障碍和心理困扰. 预防计划至关重要,特别是对于那些教育程度较低的人来说.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 眼部创伤是全球视力障碍和残疾的重要原因之一.
- 老年人群由于与年龄相关的变化和增加的风险因素,特别容易受到眼睛损伤的影响.
研究的目的:
- 确定伊朗德黑兰老年人 (60岁及以上) 中不同类型的眼睛创伤的患病率.
- 研究眼睛创伤与视力障碍,心理困扰和社会经济地位等因素之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 2019年在伊朗德黑兰进行了一项基于人口的横截面研究.
- 采用多阶段分层随机集群采样,招募了3310名老年参与者 (60岁以上).
- 通过采访和全面的眼科检查收集了人口统计信息,眼睛创伤史和心理状态 (使用戈德伯格的一般健康问卷) 的数据.
主要成果:
- 在老年参与者中,眼部创伤史的患病率为7.46%.
- 形创伤 (5.72%) 是最常见的类型,而化学创伤 (0.16%) 是最不常见的.
- 与没有创伤史的人相比,有眼部创伤史的人患视力障碍的患病率更高 (12.53%) 并报告了增加的焦虑和心理困扰. 眼部创伤与较低的教育水平有显著的关联 (OR=0.63).
结论:
- 眼部创伤是老年人的一个显著的健康问题,导致视力障碍和心理困扰.
- 针对眼部创伤的预防策略对于减少相关的视觉和心理后果至关重要.
- 干预措施应优先考虑教育程度较低的人,因为他们面临更高的风险.
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