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KMID : 1159320230250020157
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Korean Journal of Vision Science
2023 Volume.25 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.167
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Investigation of Aging Awareness and Eye Health Care of Early Presbyopia
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Choi Ka-Ul
Lee Myoung-Hee
An Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness levels of aging perception and eye health care in individuals with presbyopia.
Methods : An online survey was used targeting 171 middle-aged adults in their 40’s or older suffering from early presbyopia, and the 6 questions on aging awareness and 11 questions on eye health care awareness ranged from 'not at all' to 'very much'. Responses were made on a 5-point scale. Independent t-tests and ANOVA analysis were performed to examine the differences in aging perception and eye health care awareness based on age groups (early, mid, and late 40‘s) and gender. Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between aging perception and eye health care awareness.
Results : The average age of the subjects was 43.92±2.42 years, and 95 were male (55.6%) and 96 were female (44.4%). There was no difference in the degree of aging awareness and eye health care awareness according to age group. In aging perception, it was found that males (3.40±0.97) showed significantly higher aging awareness than females (3.87±0.93) in one question (question no. 4). In eye health care awareness, it was found that women had higher health care awareness than men in three questions (questions 1, 6, and 7) (female: 4.05±0.67, male: 3.52±0.81, female: 3.83±0.77, male: 3.51±0.99, female: 4.01±0.70, male: 3.77±0.83).
The higher the aging awareness, the higher the eye health care awareness(r=0.161, p=0.035).
Conclusion : There were differences in aging awareness and eye health care awareness based on gender, and higher levels of aging perception were associated with higher levels of eye health care awareness.
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KEYWORD
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Aging awareness, Early presbyopia, Eye health care
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