Awareness of eye diseases and risk factors: identifying needs for health education and promotion in Canada

Noertjojo, Kukuh; Maberley, David; Bassett, Ken; Courtright, Paul

doi:10.1016/s0008-4182(06)80035-9

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“…The scores of GKLQ range between 0 and 20. The group of people diagnosed with glaucoma had the median score (min-max) of 16 (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) on GKLQ, significantly higher compared to the median score of 16 (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) of the study group without glaucoma (p=0.002).…”

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“…The logistic regression analysis of the glaucoma awareness and knowledge according to sociodemographic characteristics in the group of people without glaucoma was shown in Table 2. The mean (SD) and the median (min-max) of the score on GKLQ were 15.27 (2.74) and 16 (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), respectively for all of the participants. The scores of GKLQ range between 0 and 20.…”

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“…Gender did not show any significant diffference for the glaucoma awareness in our study, but previous studies reported many different findings regarding the association of gender and glaucoma awareness. 6,8 In fact the gender and its impact on galucoma awareness are related with the gender norms, socio-economic characteristics and cultural factors.…”

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“…The knowledge and awareness about glaucoma influence the patients in terms of understanding the importance of regular eye exams, utilization of health care services and showing a better compliance for treatment. 3,[6][7][8] With regards to glaucoma related blindness, lack of awareness and knowledge was found to be an important risk factor. 9,10 The studies from many countries reported that the level of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma was not only found to be low in general population but also in glaucoma patients.…”

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The assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma in glaucoma patients and general population: a sample from Turkey

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Demirtaş

Soysal

et al. 2017

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Background: The study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and awareness of glaucoma and their possible determinants in a group of people diagnosed with glaucoma and in a population based group without glaucoma.Methods: The study included people with an age range of 40 to 80years; 410 patients without glaucoma who admitted to primary health care service and 113 patients who admitted to hospitals with diagnosis of glaucoma. In addition to Glaucoma Knowledge Level Questionnaire (GKLQ), participants were asked about their socio-demographic characteristics, level of awareness and resources of the information about glaucoma. Multivariate logistic regression and multiple linear regression analyses were used to assess the variants which have impact on the level of the awareness about glaucoma and to evaluate the factors effective on the score of GKLQ, respectively.Results: The ratio of awareness about glaucoma was found to be 64.1% in people without glaucoma. The knowledge and awareness about glaucoma were found to be higher in glaucoma patients compared to healthy people but not at a desired level. The education level was the only factor effecting both awareness and knowledge about glaucoma.Conclusions: As awareness about glaucoma can lead to early detection, the assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma is very important in terms of disease prevention. Health education and preventive health care services should be programmed including for both glaucoma patients and healthy people based on the level of their education.

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“…81 A Canadian survey showed that only 20.2% of the respondents were familiar with AMD as a cause of vision loss and few knew the risk factors. 82 The detection of the signs of any AMD is thus an appropriate opportunity for the optometrist, who is likely the first and only eye care professional the patient has seen, to educate the patient about the sight-threatening nature of AMD, the risk factors, and the treatment options. For the patient, finding that they have signs of AMD is also a strong motivation to take actions such as stopping smoking, taking nutrition supplements, and exercising more.…”

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Improving patient outcomes: role of the primary care optometrist in the early diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration

Лю¹,

Swanson²

2013

OPTO

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Not long ago, the management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was confined to rehabilitating whatever vision had not been damaged by the disease. The recent successes of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents and the antioxidant clinical trials have revolutionized AMD treatment. For the first time, there is realistic hope that the progression of AMD can be slowed down or stopped and near normal vision can be preserved. Developments in new vision tests, imaging modalities, and genetic testing have greatly improved the chance of detecting the onset of AMD and choroidal neovascularization. However, because the current treatments still cannot revive degenerated retinal cells, the best patient outcome that can be achieved is early detection of the disease and application of the appropriate treatment before too much retinal damage has occurred. The opportunities and challenges offered by the new treatment options and disease detection methods have redefined the role of primary care optometrists in AMD management. This review of literature and practice guidelines demonstrates that, in addition to the traditional roles of refraction and visual rehabilitation, the unique position of optometrists as the first-line eye-care providers has allowed them to play an important role in the early detection of AMD, patient education, lifestyle-change counseling, disease monitoring and referral, and nutrition supplement counseling. The active participation of primary care optometrists in the shared care of AMD management is likely to result in great improvement in patient outcomes. Optometrists also need to improve their competence in these areas to meet the new challenges. Although primary care optometrists have always managed patients with AMD, their role in managing this sight-threatening disease has not been adequately documented. In light of the recent game-changing developments in AMD treatment, it is important to review what primary care optometrists are doing, what they can do, and what they should do to improve patient outcomes in the new era of AMD management. Keywords: detection, patient education, lifestyle-change counseling, disease monitoring, disease referral, nutrition supplement counseling Age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an acquired degenerative disease of the macular area of the retina that, in its final stage, can cause severe visual impairment. AMD affects mainly older people and its prevalence increases with age. The prevalence of any AMD and late AMD (geographic atrophy [GA] or choroidal neovascularization [CNV]) in persons aged 40 years and older is between 5.2% and 14.3%, and between 0.3% and 2.6%, respectively, depending on race and ethnicity.1 AMD results in centrally located scotomas; reduced visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color vision, and depth perception; and poor control of eye movements. AMD is one of the leading causes of severe visual impairment in Dovepress submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com

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Eye care utilisation in Newfoundland and Labrador: access barriers and vision health outcomes

Lee

Cui

Trope

et al. 2018

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Awareness of eye diseases and risk factors: identifying needs for health education and promotion in Canada

Cited by 48 publications

References 28 publications

The assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma in glaucoma patients and general population: a sample from Turkey

The assessment of the knowledge and awareness about glaucoma in glaucoma patients and general population: a sample from Turkey

Improving patient outcomes: role of the primary care optometrist in the early diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration

Eye care utilisation in Newfoundland and Labrador: access barriers and vision health outcomes

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