ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Ophthalmology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1579435
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Floaters among Patients
Provisionally accepted
- 1Weifang Eye Hospital, National Key Clinical Specialty, Zhengda Guangming Eye Group, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
- 2Weifang Eye Hospital, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
- 3Laizhou Zhengda Guangming Eye Hospital, Zhengda Guangming Eye Group, Laizhou, China
- 4Weifang Zhengda Guangming Eye Hospital, Zhengda Guangming Eye Group, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
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Objectives: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding floaters among patients with floaters.Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled participants diagnosed with floaters between April 2023 and October 2023 at Weifang, China. Demographic information and KAP regarding floaters were collected via web-based questionnaires.Results: A total of 430 respondents were included, with 251 (58.37%) females. Of the respondents, 270 (62.79%) experienced their first episode of floaters for less than 1 year. Mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 8.81±4.20 (possible range: 0 - 13), 17.23±5.05 (possible range: 6 - 30), and 14.67±2.95 (possible range: 4 - 20), respectively. Correlation analyses revealed a significant positive relationship between knowledge and practices (r = 0.239, P < 0.001), whereas attitudes were inversely associated with practices (r = -0.219, P < 0.001). The structural equation model revealed that knowledge had a direct positive influence on practices (β = 0.403, P < 0.001), while attitudes exhibited a direct negative impact on practices (β = -0.112, P < 0.001).Conclusion: Patients demonstrated suboptimal knowledge and negative attitudes, but many engaged in proactive practices to manage floaters. Interventions focusing on enhancing knowledge and fostering positive attitudes among individuals with floaters are recommended to improve clinical practices.
Keywords: Knowledge, attitude and practice, Questionnaires, floaters, myodesopsia, Cross-sectional study
Received: 19 Feb 2025; Accepted: 23 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Liu, Zhu, Sun and Gao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Rongyu Gao, Weifang Eye Hospital, National Key Clinical Specialty, Zhengda Guangming Eye Group, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
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