Spectacle-wearing compliance and its associated determinants among infants with bilateral corrective refractive errors: An observational study.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 103(6): e36316, 2024 Feb 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38335387
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to evaluate spectacle-wearing compliance and identify the determinants associated with it in infants with bilateral corrective refractive errors. Infants agedâ
<â
3 years with bilateral corrective refractive errors who were supplied with spectacles forâ
>â
1 month were enrolled at the pediatric comprehensive clinic of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center. Spectacle-wearing compliance was evaluated by calculating the percentage of spectacle-wearing time in the awake time (STIT), and its potential determinants were identified based on interviews with the infants' caregivers using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to further determine the degree of correlation between spectacle-wearing compliance and weight of spectacles. A total of 366 infants (age 20.85â
±â
9.06 months, male 54.92%) were included. The mean percentage of STIT was 64.00%±41.69%. The communication between caregivers of different infants regarding spectacle-wearing experience (Pâ
=â
.004, ORâ
=â
2.290, 95% confidence interval [CI] for ORâ
=â
1.301-4.029), perceptions of spectacle-wearing importance (Pâ
=â
.000, ORâ
=â
6.337, 95% CI for ORâ
=â
3.664-10.961), and weight of spectacles (Pâ
=â
.000, ORâ
=â
7.271, 95% CI for ORâ
=â
4.141-12.769) were significantly associated with spectacle-wearing compliance. Besides, spectacle-wearing compliance was positively correlated with the weight of spectacles (Pâ
<â
.01), exhibiting a decreasing trend with the weight of spectacles. Overall, spectacle-wearing compliance requires improvement. Moreover, efficient strategies aimed at improving spectacle-wearing compliance, such as enhancing communication between caregivers of different infants regarding spectacle-wearing experience, raising awareness about the importance of wearing spectacles, and reducing the weight of spectacles, are urgently needed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Refractive Errors
/
Eyeglasses
Type of study:
Observational_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
/
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article