沙特阿拉伯公众对长视和其纠正方法的感知和意识:基于人口的调查调查
Ali M Alsaqr1, Abdulrahman M Alasmi2, Raied Fagehi2
1Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aalsaqr@ksu.edu.sa.
BMC public health
|July 20, 2024
概括
大多数成年人由于长视障碍而难以近视,但缺乏除了眼镜之外的管理选择的意识. 改善对长视和其替代品的健康教育至关重要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 长视是一个常见的与年龄相关的疾病,影响近视.
- 许多人仍然不知道长视和可用的管理策略.
研究的目的:
- 评估患者对长视的认识.
- 了解首选的近视力校正方法.
- 为了识别长视障碍管理的知识差距.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯,对785名35-60岁的参与者进行了结构化调查.
- 数据收集包括在线,纸质和直接采访格式.
- 使用非参数测试和描述性分析来解释数据.
主要成果:
- 几乎一半的参与者经历了近视障碍.
- 76%的人不知道有长视,48%的人有未经纠正的长视.
- 眼镜是首选的校正 (82%),对多焦点接触或眼滴的意识有限.
结论:
- 对于长视和其管理选项存在显著的认识不足.
- 需要加强关于长视和替代治疗方法的公共卫生教育.
- 人口因素显著影响了参与者对长视的反应.
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