在沙特阿拉伯糖尿病人口中对玻璃眼的认识和知识:一项截面研究
Saif K Dossari1, Ghadi Althobaiti2, Daniyah Baqalaqil3
1Surgery Department, King Faisal University, Hofuf, SAU.
Cureus
|December 9, 2024
概括
在沙特阿拉伯,青光眼的认识非常低,特别是在糖尿病患者中. 医务人员加强患者教育对于早期发现和预防这种导致失明的主要原因至关重要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 玻璃眼是不可逆转的失明的主要原因,其特点是视神经病变.
- 患有糖尿病的个体有患青光眼的风险较高.
- 在沙特阿拉伯的糖尿病患者中对玻璃眼的认识存在有限的研究,沙特阿拉伯是一个糖尿病患病率很高的地区.
研究的目的:
- 调查沙特阿拉伯一般和糖尿病人群中目前的玻璃眼病意识和知识水平.
- 识别与眼知识和意识相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2024年3月,在沙特阿拉伯居民中进行了一项横截面在线调查.
- 一个经过验证的,阿拉伯语翻译的问卷调查评估了人口统计和青光眼的知识.
- 为385名参与者计算了样本大小,518人完成了调查.
主要成果:
- 显著的多数 (74.3%) 没有意识到"光眼"一词;只有11.8%的诊断.
- 最近接受眼科检查的人 (64.7%) 对于玻璃眼瘤的认识更高.
- 知识水平与糖尿病状况 (p=0.0001),教育 (p=0.021) 和医务人员的信息 (p=0.0001) 有关.
结论:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的人口,特别是糖尿病患者中,对玻璃眼的认识和知识存在很大的缺陷.
- 有针对性的教育计划,利用医疗专业人员,对于提高意识和早期检测至关重要.
- 进一步的研究应该集中在干预措施上,以提高高风险群体的青光眼知识.
关键词:
跨截面研究是跨截面研究.糖尿病 糖尿病患者 糖尿病患者糖尿病患者人口中的糖尿病患者.玻璃眼 glaucoma 玻璃眼 玻璃眼 玻璃眼 玻璃眼卫生教育健康教育.知识评估知识评估知识评估眼睛健康 眼睛健康眼科 眼科 眼科公共卫生公共卫生.沙特阿拉伯 沙特阿拉伯更多相关视频
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