Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma in Central India: A Hospital-Based Study

Maharana, Prafulla K.; Vaishali, Gore; Pattebahadur, Rajesh; Singhi, Shipra; Chauhan, Ashish

doi:10.22608/apo.2015166

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“…Shrestha et al 49 found that family, relatives, and friends suffering from the condition and not suffering from the condition were the second and third most common sources of information. Maharana et al 50 reported that close acquaintance was the most common source of information.…”

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Epidemiological factors associated with health knowledge of three common eye diseases: A community-based pilot survey in Hong Kong

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Objectives: To assess the proportions of respondents in the general community having heard or awareness, and their knowledge level, of three common eye diseases: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and glaucoma. We also attempted to assess for risk factors that may be associated with any variations, which will help identify the areas of inadequate knowledge and demographics of potential audiences for focused health education. Methods: We conducted a community-based pilot survey for the residents from a southern suburb of Hong Kong in early 2016, by inviting all aged 50 or above to complete a standardized questionnaire in the local community hall. Results: Most of the 222 respondents have heard, or awareness, of cataract (92.79% or 81.98%, respectively), followed by glaucoma (86.94% or 52.70%, respectively), and age-related macular degeneration (51.35% or 29.28%, respectively). The results of Cronbach’s alpha (α > 0.7) and Spearman’s correlation coefficient (p < 0.01) suggested that the internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validities of the questionnaire were acceptable for the study population. Compared to a previous Hong Kong survey in 2002, the proportions of having heard of the three eye diseases were greater, but the overall knowledge remained limited. From a maximum knowledge score of 29, the median scores for age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and glaucoma were 9, 13, and 14, respectively. Except for the treatment of cataract, the knowledge level in most areas was low. Sociodemographic factors and medical history, rather than behavioral factors, were more likely to be associated with having a higher knowledge level. Subjects with family or friends with a history of glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration were more aware and knowledgeable, but not for subjects who were current and past smokers or alcohol drinkers. For age-related macular degeneration, gender modified the effect between age and knowledge level, while age was a confounder of having medical history, and having heard or awareness, of the disease. Conclusion: Despite a larger proportion of the community having heard or awareness since 15 years ago, much effort remains for improving health knowledge of these three eye diseases in Hong Kong. We recommend targeting respondents with higher lifestyle risks, such as current and past smokers or alcohol drinkers, as a focused audience, and utilizing family members, relatives, or friends as another way of distributing health information.

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“…In contrast, 86.9% of them had seen an ophthalmologist less than 10 times in their lives. Respondents' largest source of information was found to be "word of mouth" from family and friends which was the same case for many other studies [7][8][9][10]. This information points out to two facts, first the potential benefit that could be accrued from using glaucoma patients as a source of awareness to society and second the need for health care workers, healthrelated agencies and media to be more involved with the burning issue.…”

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“…There have been very few studies showing the association of late presenting glaucoma with social variables and poor awareness [5,6]. Currently there is no feasible screening test and the only way to detect glaucoma early is to increase awareness among the population [7,8]. Studies conducted in developing countries have highlighted the lack of this quality in public [9][10][11].…”

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Glaucoma awareness in Family Health Centers

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This study aims to evaluate the glaucoma knowledge and awareness in individuals who visit to two Family Health Centers in a district of Istanbul. Patients and Method: This descriptive study, using a three-part questionnaire consisting of 20 questions, was carried out on individuals who applied to two Family Health Centers in a district of Istanbul between May and June 2019. Data from 260 were collected through face to face interviews. Results: A total of 44 (16.9%) participants had heard the word glaucoma before, while 179 (68.8%) said that glaucoma was treatable, 78 (30%) knew about asymptomatic course glaucoma. In addition, 47(18.1%) believed that eyes with glaucoma could not be operated, 152 (58.5%) thought that blindness resulting from glaucoma was reversible. Interestingly, 167(68.7%) participants thought that routine ophthalmologic visits should be done at least once a year, whereas 222 (86.9%) consulted an ophthalmologist less than 10 times in their lifetime. Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference between individuals with family members that have glaucoma and those that do not, when asked about glaucoma being asymptomatic, the preventability of blindness and whether or not they have heard of glaucoma before. The study findings stress the need to spread awareness about glaucoma for prevention of glaucoma related blindness.

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“…An Iranian population-based survey demonstrated that only 46.6% demonstrated glaucoma awareness while only 19.2% were able to correctly define the disease [ 29 ]. Asian countries, the likes of Nepal and India, demonstrated low rates of glaucoma knowledge among hospital presenting patients ranging from 1.9% to 27% [ 30 – 32 ]. China, on the other hand, demonstrated that 51.6% of glaucoma patients visiting a tertiary university hospital were aware of their disease [ 33 ].…”

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Predictors of glaucoma knowledge and its risk factors among Jordanian patients with primary open angle glaucoma at a tertiary teaching hospital: A cross-sectional survey

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Purpose of study To assess and compare glaucoma knowledge between Jordanian patients with glaucoma and non-glaucoma ophthalmic patients. Methods A cross-sectional survey was developed after an extensive literature search to investigate glaucoma-related knowledge among participants with glaucoma visiting the Jordan University Hospital clinics from October 2021 to February 2022. Responses were compared to a sample of ophthalmic participants with eye conditions other than glaucoma visiting the ophthalmology clinics at the same time frame. Results A total of 256 participants filled out the survey, of which 53.1% were diagnosed with glaucoma while 46.9% had ophthalmic conditions other than glaucoma. Our sample of participants is characterized by a mean age of 52.2 ± 17.8 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.04:1. Overall, participants with glaucoma were more aware of their disease than participants with other ophthalmic conditions. Compared to their ophthalmic non-glaucoma counterparts, those diagnosed with glaucoma face significantly more daily life difficulties due to their ophthalmic disease (p <0.001). Results of the independent sample t-test demonstrate that participants with glaucoma have significantly higher knowledge scores (p <0.001) and were able to recognize more glaucoma symptoms than their non-glaucoma counterparts (p = 0.002). Similarly, those with a positive family history of glaucoma displayed higher knowledge (p = 0.005). Multivariate linear regression demonstrates that family history of glaucoma, higher symptom recognition score, reliance on ophthalmologists, and the internet for glaucoma-related information are positive predictors of higher knowledge scores. Conclusion We have demonstrated that both glaucoma and non-glaucoma ophthalmic patients display average levels of glaucoma knowledge. Raising awareness through various interventions may improve the lifestyles of patients with glaucoma and alleviate the economic burden associated with treating the disease.

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Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma in Central India: A Hospital-Based Study

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Epidemiological factors associated with health knowledge of three common eye diseases: A community-based pilot survey in Hong Kong

Epidemiological factors associated with health knowledge of three common eye diseases: A community-based pilot survey in Hong Kong

Glaucoma awareness in Family Health Centers

Predictors of glaucoma knowledge and its risk factors among Jordanian patients with primary open angle glaucoma at a tertiary teaching hospital: A cross-sectional survey

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