评估和了解长期使用类固醇及其相关的白内障和玻璃眼在居民中的发展
Rakan Mosa Algorinees1, Bader Jazzaa Alshammari1, Mansour Ahmed Albalawi1
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
|February 24, 2025
概括
在沙特阿拉伯的哈伊尔,公众对类固醇相关的眼睛风险 (如白内障和眼光障) 的认识很低. 这项研究强调,需要更好地教育患者了解长期使用类固醇的危险性.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 类固醇药物广泛使用,但可能导致严重的眼部副作用.
- 白内障和青光眼是与长期局部和全身类固醇使用相关的重大风险.
- 公众对这些眼部并发症的了解对于安全的药物治疗实践至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估沙特阿拉伯海尔的类固醇使用率.
- 评估公众对类固醇使用的眼部并发症的认识,特别是白内障和绿内障.
- 识别有关类固醇使用与眼睛疾病之间的关系的知识差距.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的海尔进行了一项描述性的横截面研究 (2024年9月至11月).
- 一个在线问卷收集了有关人口统计,病史,类固醇使用和眼睛风险知识的数据.
- 数据分析涉及描述性统计和推断性测试 (皮尔森奇平方,精确概率).
主要成果:
- 该研究包括18岁以上的居民,51.8%是男性,74.5%报告没有先前使用过类固醇.
- 局部类固醇 (眼滴,乳液) 是最常用的形式.
- 公共知识是有限的:30.8%的人理解类固醇-白内障联系,21%的类固醇-白内障联系,24.7%的整体眼睛疾病风险.
结论:
- 关于长期使用类固醇对眼睛的风险的公众知识存在重大缺陷.
- 在使用者中,人们注意到他们更喜欢短期的类固醇治疗.
- 建议包括加强患者教育,健康干预,以及监管非处方类固醇的可获得性.
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