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Article

Eye Care Behaviors among Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

by
Agnieszka Kamińska
1,*,
Jarosław Pinkas
2,
Piotr Tyszko
3,4,
Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal
2 and
Mateusz Jankowski
2
1
Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland
2
School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
3
Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-007 Warsaw, Poland
4
Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 3590; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043590
Submission received: 29 December 2022 / Revised: 11 February 2023 / Accepted: 16 February 2023 / Published: 17 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Collection Health Behaviors, Risk Factors, NCDs and Health Promotion)
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Abstract

Implementation of eye care behaviors may reduce the risk of eye symptoms and diseases. This study aimed to assess eye care behaviors and identify factors associated with eye care practices among adults in Poland. This cross-sectional survey was carried out between 9 and 12 December 2022 on a nationwide random quota sample of adults in Poland. The study questionnaire included a set of questions on 10 different eye care behaviors. The study population included 1076 participants with a mean age of 45.7 ± 16.2 years, and 54.2% of participants were females. The most common (30.2%) eye care behavior was the use of good lighting indoors, and 27.3% used sunglasses with a UV filter. More than one-fifth of participants declared taking regular screen breaks and limiting screen time. Less than one-tenth of participants used dietary supplements with lutein, beta-carotene, or zinc. Out of 12 factors assessed in this study, self-reported knowledge of eye diseases was the most important factor associated (p < 0.05) with eye care behaviors. There were no economic or educational gaps (p > 0.05) in the implementation of most of the eye care behaviors among adults in Poland. This study revealed a low level of implementation of eye care behaviors among adults in Poland.
Keywords: vision impairment; eye diseases; prevention; visual hygiene; ophthalmology; Poland vision impairment; eye diseases; prevention; visual hygiene; ophthalmology; Poland

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Kamińska, A.; Pinkas, J.; Tyszko, P.; Wrześniewska-Wal, I.; Jankowski, M. Eye Care Behaviors among Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043590

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Kamińska A, Pinkas J, Tyszko P, Wrześniewska-Wal I, Jankowski M. Eye Care Behaviors among Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043590

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Kamińska, Agnieszka, Jarosław Pinkas, Piotr Tyszko, Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal, and Mateusz Jankowski. 2023. "Eye Care Behaviors among Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043590

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Kamińska, A., Pinkas, J., Tyszko, P., Wrześniewska-Wal, I., & Jankowski, M. (2023). Eye Care Behaviors among Adults in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3590. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043590

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