{
  "abstract": "Objectives Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy caused by the gradual degeneration of retinal ganglion cells. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards glaucoma among ophthalmic inpatients.Design A web-based questionnaire.Setting Local hospital.Participants Ophthalmic inpatients (n=1238).Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the patients’ KAP.Results Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that rural residence (OR=0.488, 95% CI 0.313 to 0.762, p=0.002), college education or above (OR=4.996, 95% CI 2.942 to 8.483, p<0.001) and a history of glaucoma surgery (OR=3.511, 95% CI 2.234 to 5.520, p<0.001) were independently associated with good knowledge. The knowledge scores (OR=1.592, 95% CI 1.461 to 1.734, p<0.001), high or technical school education (OR=1.911, 95% CI 1.037 to 3.523, p=0.038), college education or above (OR=2.402, 95% CI 1.045 to 5.522, p=0.039) and a history of glaucoma surgery (OR=1.993, 95% CI 1.041 to 3.816, p=0.037) were independently associated with positive attitude. The multicollinearity tests showed no collinearity among the variables included in the multivariable models.Conclusions Ophthalmic inpatients might have moderate knowledge and attitude, but a proactive practice towards glaucoma. A history of glaucoma, previous glaucoma surgery, education level, residency and alcohol consumption were potentially associated with knowledge and attitudes towards glaucoma among ophthalmic inpatients.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Glaucoma Institute, Hunan Engineering Research Center for Glaucoma with Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Application of New Materials, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yang Zhao"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Glaucoma Institute, Hunan Engineering Research Center for Glaucoma with Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Application of New Materials, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Ping Wu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Glaucoma Institute, Hunan Engineering Research Center for Glaucoma with Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Application of New Materials, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Li Liao"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Jing Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Dan Zhou"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Wei Sun"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Fang Dong"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Glaucoma Institute, Hunan Engineering Research Center for Glaucoma with Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Application of New Materials, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Changhua Ye"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Glaucoma, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Glaucoma Institute, Hunan Engineering Research Center for Glaucoma with Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Application of New Materials, Changsha Aier Eye Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China",
        "Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China"
      ],
      "name": "Xuanchu Duan"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Knowledge, attitude and practice towards glaucoma among ophthalmic inpatients: a cross-sectional study in Hunan, China",
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}