在德国人口样本中干眼的患病率和相关值
Kathrin Münch1, Mariel Nöhre1, Adrian Westenberger1
1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Cornea
|September 15, 2023
概括
干眼病 (DED) 影响了超过20%的德国人口,特别是女性和老年人. DED显著影响生活质量,增加疲劳水平.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 干眼病 (DED) 是一种普遍存在的眼部疾病,对患者的福祉有重大影响.
- 了解不同人群中DED的流行率和相关因素对于公共卫生倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定在德国代表性人口样本中DED的流行率.
- 调查DED,与健康相关的生活质量 (HRQoL) 和疲劳之间的联系.
- 验证德国版本的标准患者评估眼睛干燥 (SPEED) 问卷,并提供人口规范.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项横截面调查,对16岁及以上的德国居民进行随机抽样.
- 参与者填写了SPEED问卷,HRQoL的简单表格36 (SF-36) 和多维疲劳清单 (MFI-20).
- 进行了统计分析,以评估DED患病率,相关因素和问卷有效性.
主要成果:
- 共有2495名参与者完成了调查,其中21.6%的查结果为DED阳性 (SPEED分数≥4).
- 在女性和老年人中,DED的患病率更高. 阳性DED查与所有领域的疲劳增加和HRQoL降低有关.
- 德国的SPEED问卷显示出出色的内部一致性 (Cronbach的α=0.95) 和诊断准确性 (AUC=0.886),截止分数≥4是合适的.
结论:
- 干眼病是德国人口中常见的疾病,影响了很大一部分人.
- DED与健康相关的生活质量降低和疲劳增加密切相关,突出其实质性负担.
- 德国版本的SPEED问卷是一个验证和可靠的工具,用于评估德国人口的DED症状.
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