{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T16:56:45Z","timestamp":1783702605359,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":35,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1768262400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1770595200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":27,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["BMC Public Health"],"DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T07:03:56Z","timestamp":1768287836000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dry eye disease treatment among patients: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Weiqi","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shengjie","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weina","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lili","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"26151_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"276","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtos.2017.05.008","volume":"15","author":"JP Craig","year":"2017","unstructured":"Craig JP, Nichols KK, Akpek EK, Caffery B, Dua HS, Joo CK, et al. TFOS DEWS II definition and classification report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15:276\u201383.","journal-title":"Ocul Surf"},{"key":"26151_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2212","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra1407936","volume":"378","author":"JA Clayton","year":"2018","unstructured":"Clayton JA. Dry eye. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:2212\u201323.","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"26151_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"802","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtos.2017.08.003","volume":"15","author":"JP Craig","year":"2017","unstructured":"Craig JP, Nelson JD, Azar DT, Belmonte C, Bron AJ, Chauhan SK, et al. TFOS DEWS II report executive summary. Ocul Surf. 2017;15:802\u201312.","journal-title":"Ocul Surf"},{"key":"26151_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"334","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtos.2017.05.003","volume":"15","author":"F Stapleton","year":"2017","unstructured":"Stapleton F, Alves M, Bunya VY, Jalbert I, Lekhanont K, Malet F, et al. TFOS DEWS II epidemiology report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15:334\u201365.","journal-title":"Ocul Surf"},{"key":"26151_CR5","unstructured":"Chinese Branch of the Asian Dry Eye Society; Ocular Surface and Tear Film Diseases Group of Ophthalmology Committee of Cross\u2011Straits Medicine Exchange Association; Ocular Surface and Dry Eye Group of Chinese Ophthalmologist Association. Chinese expert consensus on dry eye: lifestyle-related dry eye (2022). Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 2022;58:573\u201383."},{"key":"26151_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3183","DOI":"10.2147\/DDDT.S370559","volume":"16","author":"W Peng","year":"2022","unstructured":"Peng W, Jiang X, Zhu L, Li X, Zhou Q, Jie Y, et al. Cyclosporine A (0.05%) ophthalmic gel in the treatment of dry eye disease: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, phase III, COSMO trial. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2022;16:3183\u201394.","journal-title":"Drug Des Devel Ther"},{"key":"26151_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1483","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-018-19578-6","volume":"8","author":"K Shinomiya","year":"2018","unstructured":"Shinomiya K, Ueta M, Kinoshita S. A new dry eye mouse model produced by exorbital and intraorbital lacrimal gland excision. Sci Rep. 2018;8:1483.","journal-title":"Sci Rep"},{"key":"26151_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"575","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtos.2017.05.006","volume":"15","author":"L Jones","year":"2017","unstructured":"Jones L, Downie LE, Korb D, Benitez-Del-Castillo JM, Dana R, Deng SX, et al. TFOS DEWS II management and therapy report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15:575\u2013628.","journal-title":"Ocul Surf"},{"key":"26151_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"P286","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ophtha.2018.10.023","volume":"126","author":"EK Akpek","year":"2019","unstructured":"Akpek EK, Amescua G, Farid M, Garcia-Ferrer FJ, Lin A, Rhee MK, et al. Dry eye syndrome preferred practice Pattern\u00ae. Ophthalmology. 2019;126:P286\u2013334.","journal-title":"Ophthalmology"},{"key":"26151_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"241","DOI":"10.1080\/07853890.2022.2157477","volume":"55","author":"J Sheppard","year":"2023","unstructured":"Sheppard J, Shen Lee B, Periman LM. Dry eye disease: identification and therapeutic strategies for primary care clinicians and clinical specialists. Ann Med. 2023;55:241\u201352.","journal-title":"Ann Med"},{"key":"26151_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Pellegrini M, Senni C, Bernabei F, Cicero AFG, Vagge A, Maestri A, et al. The role of nutrition and nutritional supplements in ocular surface diseases. Nutrients. 2020;12(4):952.","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12040952"},{"key":"26151_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"446","DOI":"10.1136\/bjophthalmol-2019-315747","volume":"105","author":"P Aragona","year":"2021","unstructured":"Aragona P, Giannaccare G, Mencucci R, Rubino P, Cantera E, Rolando M. Modern approach to the treatment of dry eye, a complex multifactorial disease: a P.I.C.A.S.S.O. Board review. Br J Ophthalmol. 2021;105:446\u201353.","journal-title":"Br J Ophthalmol"},{"key":"26151_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8527320","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/8527320","volume":"2020","author":"L Li","year":"2020","unstructured":"Li L, Zhang J, Qiao Q, Wu L, Chen L. Development, reliability, and validity of the knowledge-attitude-practice questionnaire of foreigners on traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020;2020:8527320.","journal-title":"Evid Based Complement Alternat Med"},{"key":"26151_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"215013192110630","DOI":"10.1177\/21501319211063051","volume":"13","author":"A Khalid","year":"2022","unstructured":"Khalid A, Haque S, Alvi S, Ferdous M, Genereux O, Chowdhury N, et al. Promoting health literacy about cancer screening among Muslim immigrants in canada: perspectives of imams on the role they can play in community. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022;13:21501319211063051.","journal-title":"J Prim Care Community Health"},{"key":"26151_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4519","DOI":"10.2147\/OPTH.S292569","volume":"14","author":"A Basheikh","year":"2020","unstructured":"Basheikh A, Alattas A, Alshareef R, Bamahfouz A. Dermatologists\u2019 knowledge and attitudes toward dry eye Disease, refractive Surgery, and contact lenses when prescribing isotretinoin in Saudi Arabia. Clin Ophthalmol. 2020;14:4519\u201322.","journal-title":"Clin Ophthalmol"},{"key":"26151_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"291","DOI":"10.3126\/jnhrc.v16i3.21426","volume":"16","author":"R Kharel Sitaula","year":"2018","unstructured":"Kharel Sitaula R, Khatri A, Knowledge. Attitude and practice of computer vision syndrome among medical students and its impact on ocular morbidity. J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2018;16:291\u20136.","journal-title":"J Nepal Health Res Counc"},{"key":"26151_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"923059","DOI":"10.1100\/2012\/923059","volume":"2012","author":"W Lan","year":"2012","unstructured":"Lan W, Lee SY, Lee MX, Tong L. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dry eye treatment by institutional Chinese physicians in Singapore. ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:923059.","journal-title":"ScientificWorldJournal"},{"key":"26151_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1026","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2020.01026","volume":"11","author":"M Salman","year":"2020","unstructured":"Salman M, Mustafa ZU, Rao AZ, Khan QU, Asif N, Hussain K, et al. Serious inadequacies in high alert medication-related knowledge among Pakistani nurses: findings of a large, multicenter, cross-sectional survey. Front Pharmacol. 2020;11:1026.","journal-title":"Front Pharmacol"},{"key":"26151_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"94","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pec.2009.09.034","volume":"80","author":"L Kriston","year":"2010","unstructured":"Kriston L, Scholl I, H\u00f6lzel L, Simon D, Loh A, H\u00e4rter M. The 9-item shared decision making questionnaire (SDM-Q-9). Development and psychometric properties in a primary care sample. Patient Educ Couns. 2010;80:94\u20139.","journal-title":"Patient Educ Couns"},{"key":"26151_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bae SH, Lee JJ, Son SY, Kim HY, Ju MK. A cross-sectional analysis of health literacy and compliance to treatment in organ transplant recipients. J Clin Med. 2023;12(3):977.","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm12030977"},{"key":"26151_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0234198","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0234198","volume":"15","author":"LB Negesa","year":"2020","unstructured":"Negesa LB, Magarey J, Rasmussen P, Hendriks JML. Patients\u2019 knowledge on cardiovascular risk factors and associated lifestyle behaviour in Ethiopia in 2018: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 2020;15:e0234198.","journal-title":"PLoS ONE"},{"key":"26151_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Fakih D, Migeon T, Moreau N, Baudouin C, R\u00e9aux-Le Goazigo A. M\u00e9lik Parsadaniantz S. Transient receptor potential channels: important players in ocular pain and dry eye disease. Pharmaceutics. 2022;14(9):1859.","DOI":"10.3390\/pharmaceutics14091859"},{"key":"26151_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"371","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-023-09398-4","volume":"23","author":"RK Dowou","year":"2023","unstructured":"Dowou RK, Amu H, Saah FI, Arthur LE, Dotse PAN, Bain LE. Management of chronic non-communicable diseases in ghana: a qualitative study of patients\u2019 coping strategies and the role of caregivers. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23:371.","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv Res"},{"key":"26151_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"375","DOI":"10.1186\/s12888-022-04019-6","volume":"22","author":"AJ Haugan","year":"2022","unstructured":"Haugan AJ, Sund AM, Young S, Thomsen PH, Lydersen S, N\u00f8vik TS. Cognitive behavioural group therapy as addition to psychoeducation and Pharmacological treatment for adolescents with ADHD symptoms and related impairments: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2022;22:375.","journal-title":"BMC Psychiatry"},{"key":"26151_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e35187","DOI":"10.2196\/35187","volume":"9","author":"M Huang","year":"2022","unstructured":"Huang M, Khurana A, Mastorakos G, Wen A, He H, Wang L, et al. Patient portal messaging for asynchronous virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective analysis. JMIR Hum Factors. 2022;9:e35187.","journal-title":"JMIR Hum Factors"},{"key":"26151_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.15171\/jcs.2018.034","volume":"7","author":"A Mahjubian","year":"2018","unstructured":"Mahjubian A, Bahraminejad N, Kamali K. The effects of group discussion based education on the promotion of Self-Management behaviors in Hemodialysis patients. J Caring Sci. 2018;7:225\u201332.","journal-title":"J Caring Sci"},{"key":"26151_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2038504","DOI":"10.1080\/21645515.2022.2038504","volume":"18","author":"H Pan","year":"2022","unstructured":"Pan H, He W, Lin B, Zhong X. Factors influencing HPV vaccination willingness among men who have sex with men in china: a structural equation modeling analysis. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022;18:2038504.","journal-title":"Hum Vaccin Immunother"},{"key":"26151_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Zhang T, Huang B, Wong H, Wong SY, Chung RY. Public rental housing and obesogenic behaviors among adults in Hong kong: mediator role of food and physical activity environment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(5):2960.","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19052960"},{"key":"26151_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"909","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.12798","volume":"34","author":"A Hegelund","year":"2020","unstructured":"Hegelund A, Andersen IC, Andersen MN, Bodtger U. The impact of a personalised action plan delivered at discharge to patients with COPD on readmissions: a pilot study. Scand J Caring Sci. 2020;34:909\u201318.","journal-title":"Scand J Caring Sci"},{"key":"26151_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e044049","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2020-044049","volume":"10","author":"MN Sarkies","year":"2020","unstructured":"Sarkies MN, Francis-Auton E, Long JC, Partington A, Pomare C, Nguyen HM, et al. Implementing large-system, value-based healthcare initiatives: a realist study protocol for seven natural experiments. BMJ Open. 2020;10:e044049.","journal-title":"BMJ Open"},{"key":"26151_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"18","DOI":"10.1111\/cxo.12798","volume":"102","author":"C Coles-Brennan","year":"2019","unstructured":"Coles-Brennan C, Sulley A, Young G. Management of digital eye strain. Clin Exp Optom. 2019;102:18\u201329.","journal-title":"Clin Exp Optom"},{"key":"26151_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1170","DOI":"10.1001\/jamaophthalmol.2018.3352","volume":"136","author":"IJ Saldanha","year":"2018","unstructured":"Saldanha IJ, Petris R, Han G, Dickersin K, Akpek EK. Research questions and outcomes prioritized by patients with dry eye. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018;136:1170\u20139.","journal-title":"JAMA Ophthalmol"},{"key":"26151_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1294","DOI":"10.1177\/11206721221141481","volume":"33","author":"EM Messmer","year":"2023","unstructured":"Messmer EM, Ahmad S, Benitez Del Castillo JM, Mrukwa-Kominek E, Rolando M, Vitovska O, et al. Management of inflammation in dry eye disease: recommendations from a European panel of experts. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2023;33:1294\u2013307.","journal-title":"Eur J Ophthalmol"},{"key":"26151_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0253857","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0253857","volume":"16","author":"A Recchioni","year":"2021","unstructured":"Recchioni A, Aiyegbusi OL, Cruz-Rivera S, Rauz S, Slade A. A systematic review assessing the quality of patient reported outcomes measures in dry eye diseases. PLoS ONE. 2021;16:e0253857.","journal-title":"PLoS ONE"},{"key":"26151_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"64","DOI":"10.1186\/s41687-023-00608-5","volume":"7","author":"B Sloesen","year":"2023","unstructured":"Sloesen B, Young A, Forde K, Hodson N, Bentley S, Walsh O, et al. Development and content validity assessment of the dry eye disease questionnaire in patients with dry eye disease, meibomian gland dysfunction, and Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s syndrome dry eye disease. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2023;7:64.","journal-title":"J Patient Rep Outcomes"}],"container-title":["BMC Public Health"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T14:29:47Z","timestamp":1770647387000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]]},"references-count":35,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]}},"alternative-id":["26151"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-025-26151-0","relation":{},"ISSN":["1471-2458"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1471-2458","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]]},"assertion":[{"value":"6 August 2024","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"29 December 2025","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"13 January 2026","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"This work was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shanghai Fourth People\u2019s Hospital (2023120-001), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants through electronic questionnaires prior to data collection. This work has been carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2000) of the World Medical Association. The study was conducted in accordance with applicable guidelines and regulations.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethics approval and consent to participate"}},{"value":"Not applicable.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Consent for publication"}},{"value":"The authors declare no competing interests.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing interests"}}],"article-number":"532"}}