Data from the administered survey.

Purpose of study
To assess and compare glaucoma knowledge between Jordanian patients with glaucoma and non-glaucoma ophthalmic patients.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was developed after an extensive literature search to investigate glaucoma-related knowledge among participants with glaucoma visiting the Jordan University Hospital clinics from October 2021 to February 2022. Responses were compared to a sample of ophthalmic participants with eye conditions other than glaucoma visiting the ophthalmology clinics at the same time frame.
Results
A total of 256 participants filled out the survey, of which 53.1% were diagnosed with glaucoma while 46.9% had ophthalmic conditions other than glaucoma. Our sample of participants is characterized by a mean age of 52.2 ± 17.8 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.04:1. Overall, participants with glaucoma were more aware of their disease than participants with other ophthalmic conditions. Compared to their ophthalmic non-glaucoma counterparts, those diagnosed with glaucoma face significantly more daily life difficulties due to their ophthalmic disease (p <0.001). Results of the independent sample t-test demonstrate that participants with glaucoma have significantly higher knowledge scores (p <0.001) and were able to recognize more glaucoma symptoms than their non-glaucoma counterparts (p = 0.002). Similarly, those with a positive family history of glaucoma displayed higher knowledge (p = 0.005). Multivariate linear regression demonstrates that family history of glaucoma, higher symptom recognition score, reliance on ophthalmologists, and the internet for glaucoma-related information are positive predictors of higher knowledge scores.
Conclusion
We have demonstrated that both glaucoma and non-glaucoma ophthalmic patients display average levels of glaucoma knowledge. Raising awareness through various interventions may improve the lifestyles of patients with glaucoma and alleviate the economic burden associated with treating the disease.

研究目的
本研究旨在评估并对比约旦青光眼患者与非青光眼眼科疾病患者的青光眼相关知识水平。

研究方法
本研究在开展广泛文献调研后设计了一项横断面调查（cross-sectional survey），以探究2021年10月至2022年2月期间于约旦大学医院门诊就诊的青光眼患者的青光眼相关知识水平；同时选取同期于该医院眼科门诊就诊的非青光眼眼科疾病患者作为对照样本，对两组的调研结果进行对比分析。

研究结果
本研究共回收256份有效问卷，其中53.1%的受试者被诊断为青光眼（glaucoma），46.9%为非青光眼眼科疾病患者。本次研究样本的平均年龄为52.2±17.8岁，男女比例为1.04:1。总体而言，青光眼患者对自身疾病的认知程度高于非青光眼眼科疾病患者。与非青光眼眼科对照组相比，确诊青光眼的受试者因眼部疾病面临的日常生活困难显著更多（p<0.001）。独立样本t检验（independent samples t-test）结果显示，青光眼患者的知识得分显著更高（p<0.001），且相较于非青光眼对照组，其能识别更多青光眼相关症状（p=0.002）。同样，有青光眼家族史的受试者知识水平也更高（p=0.005）。多元线性回归（multivariate linear regression）分析结果表明，青光眼家族史、更高的症状识别得分、依赖眼科医生及互联网获取青光眼相关信息，均为知识得分提升的正向预测因素。

研究结论
本研究证实，青光眼患者与非青光眼眼科疾病患者的青光眼相关知识水平均处于平均层级。通过多种干预手段提升眼部健康认知，可改善青光眼患者的生活质量，并减轻该疾病治疗带来的经济负担。