Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
The Effect of Providing Free Eyeglasses on Children's Mental Health Outcomes in China: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Bidirectional Relationship Between Myopia and Mental Disorders.Depression and anxiety · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of vision care program on the mental health of migrant children in Eastern China: evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial.International journal for equity in health · 2026Trial
- Compliance with spectacle use among schoolchildren in a school health programme in Islamabad, Pakistan.International health · 2025Article
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- Examining the relationship between commuting time, academic achievement, and mental health in rural China: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- An integrative examination of psychological distress and its nutritional and visual correlates among young adults in Ghana.PloS one · 2025Article
- The association between myopia and mental health among Chinese children in primary and secondary school: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Study on the impact of children's myopia on parental anxiety levels and its related factors.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- School mental health prevention and intervention strategies in China: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- The association between visual impairment, educational outcomes, and mental health: insights from eyeglasses usage among junior high school students in rural China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Myopia and Depression among Middle School Students in China-Is There a Mediating Role for Wearing Eyeglasses?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents in Rural China: A Large-Scale Epidemiological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association of Child Mental Health with Child and Family Characteristics in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Vision Health Education and Free Eyeglasses on Knowledge of Vision and Usage of Spectacles Among Primary School Students: Evidence from Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Anxiety of Adolescents Aged 13-16 Years: A Comparative Analysis of Longitudinal Data From China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- A Latent Profile Analysis of Anxiety among Junior High School Students in Less Developed Rural Regions of China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Associations of 24-hour movement behaviors with externalizing and internalizing problems among children and adolescents prescribed with eyeglasses/contact lenses.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
If children with common vision problems receive and use eyeglasses, their educational performance rises. Without proper treatment, visually impaired children may not achieve educational gains and could suffer from poor mental health. We use a randomized controlled trial to study the impact of an eyeglasses promotion program in rural China on the mental health of myopic primary school students. Three measures of mental health are used: learning anxiety, physical anxiety, and scores on the Mental Health Test (MHT). Our empirical analysis showed that on average, the treatment has small and insignificant for learning anxiety and MHT, and a small but significant reduction in physical anxiety. However, subgroup analysis reveals that myopic students who study more intensively see their learning anxiety and physical anxiety reduced after being provided with eyeglasses. In contrast, students with the lower study intensity suffer a rise in learning anxiety after receiving eyeglasses. A potential mechanism for the differing impacts is the increase in teasing reported among low study-intensity students that does not occur for high study-intensity students. Care should be taken to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of in-school vision programs.
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