Knowledge, attitude and practice among parents of children and teenagers towards myopia prevention and control during the COVID-19 epidemic
The study found that parents showed suboptimal knowledge, positive attitude and proactive practice concerning myopia prevention during the pandemic. Areas requiring improvement include better education for parents of grade 4 students, increased awareness for parents unaware of their child's myopia status and addressing excessive electronic device use among children.
Authors
- Zhen Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2766-980X)
- Jinchuan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-9134)
- Tong Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5967-9087)
- Peng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-7598)
- Lei Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-953X)
Institutions
- Fourth People’s Hospital of Jinan (CN)
- Jinan City People's Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089431
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71