德克萨斯州北部老年西班牙裔人群中基于社区的眼部健康筛查研究。
Community-Based Eye Health Screening Study in the Elderly Hispanic Population in North Texas.
作者信息
Mozdbar Sima Taj, Deakins Jennifer, Terrell Jenny, Johnson Leigh Ann, Clark Abbot F
机构信息
North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft Worth, TX.
出版信息
Tex Public Health J. 2020 Spring;72(2):19-21.
The Hispanic population is underserved and underrepresented in health care. Epidemiological studies are cmcial for providing insight to identify disparities and unmet eye health needs in this vulnerable group. The purpose of our study is to examine the prevalence of ocular conditions in the elderly Hispanic population in North Texas and identify the frequency in which these conditions were undiagnosed. This study was ancillary to the Health and Aging Brain study among Latino Elders (HABLE). Seventy-three HABLE participants (aged > 50 years) underwent neuropsychological evaluation and an eye health screening at the University of North Texas Health Science Center study site. Descriptive analyses were performed for prevalence of ocular conditions, as well as a comparison of self-reported conditions and ocular Endings. Our results suggest the prevalence patterns for undetected ocular disease in the Hispanic population of North Texas are comparable with the epidemiological trends for this population group in other concentrated areas in the United States.
西班牙裔人群在医疗保健方面未得到充分服务，且在医疗保健领域的代表性不足。流行病学研究对于深入了解该弱势群体中的差异和未满足的眼部健康需求至关重要。我们研究的目的是调查北德克萨斯州老年西班牙裔人群眼部疾病的患病率，并确定这些疾病未被诊断的频率。本研究是拉丁裔老年人健康与衰老大脑研究（HABLE）的辅助研究。73名HABLE参与者（年龄>50岁）在北德克萨斯大学健康科学中心研究地点接受了神经心理学评估和眼部健康筛查。对眼部疾病的患病率进行了描述性分析，并比较了自我报告的疾病和眼部检查结果。我们的结果表明，北德克萨斯州西班牙裔人群中未被发现的眼部疾病的患病率模式与美国其他集中地区该人群组的流行病学趋势相当。
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