Epidemiology of ocular surface symptoms and their association with stress levels among the Gazan population in crowded shelters during the 2023 Israel war

IF 3.7 3区医学 Q1 OPHTHALMOLOGY

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1016/j.clae.2025.102403

Mohammed Aljarousha , Waleed M. Alghamdi , Mohd Zulfaezal Che Azemin , Marliana Mahmud

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the status of ocular surface symptoms and their relationship to stress levels among the Gazan population during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Methods

This cross-sectional study involved stratified sampling of participants from the four Gaza districts in Palestine. Individuals aged 18 years or older completed the Arab Ocular Surface Disease Index (Arab-OSDI) questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) to assess stress levels.

Results

A total of 426 participants (238 males and 188 females) completed the Arabic versions of the OSDI and PSS-10 questionnaires. The mean Arab-OSDI score was 21, with 40.6 % of participants scoring ≥23, the threshold for moderate to severe DED symptoms. Participants with moderate or high perceived stress levels had significantly higher mean Arab-OSDI scores than individuals with low stress levels (p = 0.029). Logistic regression analysis identified age over 50 years, and the high PSS as significant factors associated with Arab-OSDI scores ≥13 (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

The findings indicate a high prevalence of dry eye symptoms among the Gazan population during the Israel–Hamas war in 2023, with moderate to high perceived stress levels significantly associated with these symptoms.

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目的：调查2023年以色列-哈马斯战争期间加沙居民眼表症状的状况及其与应激水平的关系。方法：这项横断面研究涉及来自巴勒斯坦加沙四个地区的参与者分层抽样。年龄在18岁或以上的个体完成了阿拉伯眼表疾病指数（Arab- osdi）问卷和感知压力量表（PSS-10）来评估压力水平。结果：共有426名被试（男238名，女188名）完成了阿拉伯文版本的OSDI和PSS-10问卷。平均阿拉伯- osdi评分为21分，其中40.6%的参与者得分≥23分，这是中度至重度DED症状的阈值。中等或高度感知压力水平的参与者的平均阿拉伯osdi得分显著高于低压力水平的个体（p = 0.029）。Logistic回归分析确定年龄超过50岁和高PSS是与阿拉伯- osdi评分≥13相关的重要因素(p)结论：研究结果表明，在2023年以色列-哈马斯战争期间，加沙人口中干眼症状的患病率很高，中等至高的感知压力水平与这些症状显著相关。

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Contact Lens & Anterior Eye OPHTHALMOLOGY-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

18.80%

发文量

198

审稿时长

55 days

期刊介绍： Contact Lens & Anterior Eye is a research-based journal covering all aspects of contact lens theory and practice, including original articles on invention and innovations, as well as the regular features of: Case Reports; Literary Reviews; Editorials; Instrumentation and Techniques and Dates of Professional Meetings.