Daily Activities, Eye Health
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of blinking exercises in improving eye dryness and daily life in older adults. Participants aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.
Detailed description
The Research hypotheses include H0: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise do not affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults. H1: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults. Participants were divided into two groups (study and control). Both groups were asked to fill out all questionnaires before and after the study using the same tools. In the control group, older adult receives routine care, which was provided by the hospital as examination, application of moisturizing eye drops three- five times Aday for 4 weeks . Participants were asked to answer a post-test using the same pre-test questionnaires. And the study group were divided into small training groups with 3-5 older adult for each group. Two sessions were needed for each group each session took about 1- 2hrs.
Interventions
PROCEDUREblinking exercises
The study group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.
Sponsors
Norther Private Collage of Nursing
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Intervention model description
the participants divided into two group experimental and placebo group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients underwent refractive surgery procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in quality of life | 4 weeks following the end of treatment | Impact Dry Eye Everyday Life Questionnaire it include 3 domains (daily activity limitations, emotional wellbeing, and work limitations), a scale score is calculated between 0 (representing total impairment) and 100 (representing no impairment). The daily activities sub-domain is the quality of life instrument. It is comprised of 27 items, each item had five answers strongly agree is scored as 1, agree is scored as 2, neutral is scored as 3, disagree is scored as 4, and strongly disagree is scored as 5. The greater score indicate high quality of life. |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed