Effectiveness of community-based eye health promotion program on preventive eye health behaviors among Thai community-dwelling older persons: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vision impairment is a growing concern, with preventive eye health behaviors playing a critical role in reducing the risk of blindness. Although eye health behaviors among older Thai persons have been studied, existing programs often emphasize individual-level treatment and lack integration with behavioral change frameworks and community participation which limits their long-term effectiveness. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based eye health promotion program in improving preventive eye health behaviors and vision-related quality of life among Thai older persons.

Methods

A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in four of seven villages, which were randomly allocated equally to either the intervention group receiving an 8-

SUBMITTER: Luangphituck W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12763923 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature