مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Prevalence of Dry Eye Symptoms and Affecting Factors in The Elderly Individuals

Abstract :

Objective:This study aims to determine the incidences of dry eye in nursing home population and the factors leading to this condition in Aydin Province of Turkey. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional type field study. Aydın Family and Social Policy Research prior written permission province through the Provincial Directorate of Nursing Home and from the elderly. A total of 141 elderly individuals living in a nursing home in Aydin were included 45 elderly individuals in the study. Data was collected by face to face meetings between the months of July to September, 2014.Data collection sociodemographic characteristics decisive form and Mcmonnies Questionnaire was used.The SPSS 16.0 package program was used to evaluate the data. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskall Wallis statistical tests were used in the analysis of descriptive data from number and percentage distributions, and between the scale point average and the other variables. Results: The mean dry eye questionnaire score was 10.2±6.17 (min: 2, max: 24). Dry eye questionnaire mean scores of elderly individuals with one eye problems were significantly higher with 23.88 (U = 5.000, p=.036). Eye degree of dry eye experience of individuals who had surgery were significantly higher than those who never had surgery (U = 160.500, p = .040). Dry eye of frequency was determined to be about 17.7% of the elderly. Conlusion: Dry eye symptoms of eye problems to have been determined to be associated with eyesurgery review the situation.