With the frequent use of electronic devices and the development of an aging population, the prevalence of dry eye has always been high. Dry eye disease can cause eye discomfort, visual disturbances, anxiety and depression and seriously affect their quality of life. This article elaborates on the content, characteristics, application and limitations of the health related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment tools for patients with dry eye disease at home and abroad and compares the characteristics and application of the 14 questionnaires included, in order to provide reliable basis for nursing workers in China to accurately assess HRQOL of dry eye patients and provide research ideas for Chinese researchers to formulate or introduce relevant assessment tools.

Objective:To understand the international diabetes psychological research hotspots and forewords nearly a decade so as to provide a reference for diabetes psychological research.Methods:A total of 2 271 literatures on diabetic psychology retrieved in WOS core collection database from 2009 to 2018 were analyzed with the information visual software CiteSpace V. The analysis included the distribution of core strength, knowledge base, research hotspots and forewords.Results:In diabetes psychological research, researchers were mainly distributed in universities of America, Britain and Australia; research hotspots focused on depression, quality of life, morbidity and glucose control; research forewords mainly included comorbid depression, quality, social support and behavior nearly a decade.Conclusions:In the future, we should pay attention to research hotspots as well as forewords in this field and can carry out further exploration based on current studies to improve the psychological health of diabetic patients.