Awareness among glaucoma patient at upper Egypt
| Autor: | Mimi M. Mekkawy, Magda A. M. Mansour, Rania M. Ahmed, Nermeen Mahmoud Abd El-aziz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Glaucoma Sample (statistics) medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Family medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry medicine Outpatient clinic Optometry Residence Risk factor business Educational program |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies. 5:132 |
| ISSN: | 2227-488X |
| Popis: | Aim: To assess the awareness among glaucoma patients at Upper Egypt Governorate hospitals.Research design: Descriptive cross sectional research design was used in this studySetting: The study was conducted in ophthalmology outpatient clinics (male & female) at Assiut University Hospital & Al-rmad Hospital, Elmina and Sohag Governorate.Subjects: The sample of this study total coverage of glaucoma patients included (1000), the researcher taking the sample during one year, this sample aged 50 years and above.Tool of study: One tool was used in this study include three parts, part I: patient demographic characteristics, part II: medical data, part III: knowledge about risk factors and self-practice regard glaucoma.Results: The most of patients age ranged between 60:80 year, nearly three quarter (74.6%) of them were females, and 80% of them comes from urban areas. The majority of studied sample (84.5%) unaware about glaucoma disease and show statistical significant difference between awareness of them and their education, P≤0.05. Also, there was no significant difference between knowledge of studied sample and their residence.Conclusion: The majority of glaucoma patients complain from poor of knowledge & practice.Recommendation: Design & implement of health educational program about glaucoma are needed to improve patient knowledge & practice regard glaucoma. |
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