Nursing Intervention of Blinking Exercises to Alleviate Dry Eye and Enhance Daily Life in Older Adults

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of blinking exercises in improving eye dryness and daily life in older adults. Participants aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.

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Key information

Conditions

Daily Activities Eye Health

Age range

60 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Norther Private Colleague of Nursing

Arar, Norther Border, 1447, Saudi Arabia

About this study

The Research hypotheses include H0: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise do not affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults.

H1: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults.

Participants were divided into two groups (study and control). Both groups were asked to fill out all questionnaires before and after the study using the same tools. In the control group, older adult receives routine care, which was provided by the hospital as examination, application of moisturizing eye drops three- five times Aday for 4 weeks . Participants were asked to answer a post-test using the same pre-test questionnaires. And the study group were divided into small training groups with 3-5 older adult for each group. Two sessions were needed for each group each session took about 1- 2hrs.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.

Exclusion criteria

Patients underwent refractive surgery procedures.

Treatment and study plan

blinking exercises

Procedure

The study group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.

Primary outcomes

change in quality of life

Time frame: 4 weeks following the end of treatment

Impact Dry Eye Everyday Life Questionnaire it include 3 domains (daily activity limitations, emotional wellbeing, and work limitations), a scale score is calculated between 0 (representing total impairment) and 100 (representing no impairment). The daily activities sub-domain is the quality of life instrument. It is comprised of 27 items, each item had five answers "strongly agree" is scored as 1, "agree" is scored as 2, "neutral" is scored as 3, "disagree" is scored as 4, and "strongly disagree" is scored as 5. The greater score indicate high quality of life.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norther Private Collage of Nursing

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Nursing Intervention of Blinking Exercises as a Non-Pharmacological Approach to Alleviate Dry Eye and Enhance Daily Life in Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Acronym: blinking dry

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Aug 7, 2025
Registry last updated: Aug 7, 2025

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