Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia: results from the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Project
Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia: results from the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Project
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10.1016/j.optm.2010.10.014
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2011-05-01
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Fong, Geoffrey T.
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Kennedy, Ryan David;Spafford, Marlee M.;Fong, Geoffrey T.
目得：吸烟与某些常见的损害视力的眼病有因果关系，包括老年性黄斑变性和白内障。研究发现，人们害怕“失明”，如果他们知道视力下降与吸烟行为有关，可能会有动力戒烟。方法：随机数字拨号电话调查被用来衡量健康知识的成年吸烟者在加拿大（n = 2，765），美国（n = 3，178），英国（n = 2，767）和澳大利亚（n = 2，623）作为国际烟草控制四国项目的一部分。来自加拿大（13.0%）、美国（9.5%）和英国（9.7%）的吸烟者认为吸烟会导致失明的比例较低。相比之下，47.2%的澳大利亚吸烟者认为吸烟会导致失明。澳大利亚是唯一的国家在抽样期间，有全国性的宣传活动，吸烟及其对眼睛健康的影响。结论：这些研究结果指出，需要跨国家，教育公众吸烟的这一重要后果。公共卫生和眼睛健康社区有机会努力教育公众吸烟对眼睛健康的影响，以提高戒烟率，并帮助阻止人们开始吸烟。验光2011;82：310-317
PURPOSE: Smoking is causally associated with certain prevalent visually impairing eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and cataract. Studies have found that people are afraid of "going blind" and may be motivated to quit smoking if they know that vision loss is associated with smoking behavior.METHODS: A random-digit dialed telephone survey was used to measure health knowledge of adult smokers in Canada (n = 2,765), the United States (n = 3,178), the United Kingdom (n = 2,767), and Australia (n = 2,623) as part of the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Project.RESULTS: A low proportion of smokers from Canada (13.0%), the United States (9.5%), and the United Kingdom (9.7%) believed that smoking can cause blindness. In contrast, 47.2% of Australian smokers believed that smoking causes blindness. Australia was the only country during the sampling period to have national awareness campaigns about smoking and its effects on eye health.CONCLUSION: These findings point to the need across countries to educate the public on this important consequence of smoking. There is an opportunity for the public health and eye health communities to work to educate the public about the impacts smoking has on eye health to improve quit rates and help discourage people from starting to smoke. Optometry 2011;82:310-317