Livingston P M, Lee S E, De Paola C, Carson C A, Guest C S, Taylor H R
University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, Australia.
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb;23(1):37-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1995.tb01643.x.
To determine the level of knowledge of glaucoma in a population-based sample, and its relationship to self-care practices.
A cluster random sample of the Melbourne population 40 years of age and older was interviewed. One thousand seven hundred and eleven residents living in five randomly selected Melbourne metropolitan suburbs, each consisting of two adjacent census collector districts.
Questions were asked concerning respondents' awareness, knowledge and description of the disease. Respondents were also asked the year of their last visit to their eye health care provider.
Seventy per cent of the sample had heard of glaucoma. However, only 22% provided a description that demonstrated a reasonable understanding of the disease. A lack of awareness and knowledge of glaucoma appeared to be negatively related to self-care practices.
Serious deficiencies in the basic knowledge of glaucoma in the community was demonstrated. This has significant public health implications as only a small percentage of the at-risk population may present themselves for assessment and treatment. Informing the community about glaucoma is an important step in promoting preventative ophthalmic care and reducing visual impairment and blindness.
确定基于人群样本中青光眼的知识水平及其与自我护理行为的关系。
对墨尔本40岁及以上人群进行整群随机抽样访谈。1711名居民来自墨尔本五个随机选择的大都市郊区，每个郊区由两个相邻的人口普查收集区组成。
询问受访者对该疾病的知晓情况、知识掌握程度及描述。还询问受访者上次就诊于眼科保健提供者的年份。
70%的样本听说过青光眼。然而，只有22%的人给出的描述表明对该疾病有合理的理解。对青光眼缺乏认知和了解似乎与自我护理行为呈负相关。
结果表明社区中青光眼基本知识存在严重不足。这具有重大的公共卫生意义，因为只有一小部分高危人群可能会主动接受评估和治疗。向社区宣传青光眼是促进预防性眼科护理以及减少视力损害和失明的重要一步。
