Effect of an Educational Program on Health-related Outcomes of Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dry Eye Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Educational Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06288945

Dry eye syndrome

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a widespread ocular disease affecting the general population. It is a complex disorder affecting the surface of the eye, marked by an imbalance in the tear film and ocular symptoms. Therefore this study was done to determine the effect of an educational program on health-related outcomes of patients with DES including the severity of symptoms related to DES and their influence on visual-related functions

Full description

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a prevalent chronic, inflammation resulting in eye discomfort, irritation, tiredness, and visual abnormalities that can make it difficult to read, use a computer, drive, or engage in other activities (1). It represents a set of tears film disorders caused by decreased tears formation or increased tears evaporation; it causes visual symptoms, ocular surface inflammation, and discomfort. In addition, DES leads to impaired visual function and can negatively affect the outcomes of cataract surgery (2).Therefore this study was done to determine the effect of an educational program on health-related outcomes of patients with DES including the severity of symptoms related to DES and their influence on visual-related functions

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 20 to 60 years old.
• Alert, and able to communicate.

Exclusion criteria

• patients with recent ocular surgeries in the last 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

The educational nursing interventions were individually administered to each participant in the study group in two sessions which were conducted after the assessment phase on the day of the eye examination at the ophthalmology outpatient clinic and after the diagnosis of dry eye syndrome.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group was selected first and did not receive the educational program for dry eye syndrome