The Effect of a Brief Education Program on Glaucoma Patients

Kim, Soo-Hyung; Ja, Stewart; Emond, Mary J.; Reynolds, Adam C.; Leen, Martha Motuz; Mills, Richard P.

doi:10.1097/00061198-199706000-00002

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“…10,11,[19][20][21][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] Few such interventions have been assessed in the short or long term. An education program with slide shows and pamphlets decreased missed doses of pilocarpine by 50% as measured by an electronic monitor for 20 days.…”

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A 2-hour Information Session and Patient Recall has Minimal Impact on Glaucoma-treatment Persistence in a Mature Practice

Blondeau

Carbonneau

Esper

et al. 2012

Journal of Glaucoma

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Purpose: To study the impact of a 2-hour information session and 3 patients' phone calls on patient persistence with glaucoma medication.Patients and Methods: All patients with glaucoma treatment, part of a 27-year old solo glaucoma practice, were invited to attend the information session. Patients who attended the session (n=342) were contacted by phone 1, 4, 10 months later and regular use of drops was stressed. Patients were unaware of the study. We compared the persistence of the patients before and after attending the session, and their persistence to that of patients who did not attend (n=1187). Persistence with glaucoma medication was assessed by examination of data (2002 to 2007) from a provincial medical and drug insurance database.Results: Patients attending the session had glaucoma for 10 years. They had a better persistence than those who did not attend (P<0.05). Their persistence remained the same 1 year after attending the session but tended to be improved in the first 180 days (P<0.076). During the study period, there was a 4% increase in overall persistence (P<0.05). This could be due to an increase in prostaglandins prescriptions and changes in b-blockers formulation.Conclusions: The information session and patient's recalls had a limited impact on patient persistence. This could be due to the selection of a population already persistent (78.9%). The results could have been different in less persistent patients and new patients. It could be different in another practice setting.

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A 2-hour Information Session and Patient Recall has Minimal Impact on Glaucoma-treatment Persistence in a Mature Practice

Blondeau

Carbonneau

Esper

et al. 2012

Journal of Glaucoma

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“…Estes dados sugerem que pacientes de baixa renda, que destinam parte significante de sua renda ao tratamento, podem apresentar maior risco de baixa fidelidade por impossibilidade de aquisição do medicamento, resultando no avanço da doença. Sabe-se que o esclarecimento, não importando se feito por programas educacionais periódicos ou pelo médico em seu consultório, elevaria o percentual de diagnósticos precoces da doença (22) . Muitas vezes, os baixos índices de adesão ao tratamento estão associados à falta de compreensão da doença, propiciando um avanço desta doença (13)(14) .…”

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Características dos pacientes atendidos pela primeira vez no Setor de Glaucoma da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP

Oliveira

Júnior

2003

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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“…1.6 (0.7-3.7) 1 A high intraocular pressure must always be treated 1 (1) 4 (8) 4 (9) 0.5 (0.0-7.2) 0.6 (0.1-3.9) 1 Discoloration of the iris may be an adverse effect of eyedrops 18 (26) 19 (36) 14 (33) 0.7 (0.3-1.9) 1.1 (0.5-2.7) 1 Blurred vision after dropping could be an adverse effect of eyedrops 51 (74) 40 (76) 34 ( between socioeconomic groups in terms of knowledge were also observed (Kim et al 1997;Hoevenaars et al 2005). It has been reported that glaucoma patients from lower socioeconomic groups have more severe visual field loss at the time of diagnosis, which might increase the risk of becoming blind (Fraser et al 2001;Oliver et al 2002).…”

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Socioeconomic differences in glaucoma patients' knowledge, need for information and expectations of treatments

Hoevenaars

Schouten

Borne

et al. 2005

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

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ABSTRACT.Purpose: To study the specific items for which socioeconomic differences in glaucoma patients' knowledge, need for information and expectations of treatments exist, with the aim of developing a patient education programme. Methods: A total of 44 randomly selected ophthalmologists assigned 166 consecutive outpatient glaucoma patients to complete a questionnaire that had been systematically developed based on focus group interviews, suggestions from several experts and a pilot test. Topics included knowledge about glaucoma and its treatment, need for information and expectations of treatment. Educational level was used as a measure for socioeconomic status. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to adjust for age, sex and duration of glaucoma. Results: After adjusting for age, sex and duration of glaucoma, knowledge of glaucoma and its treatment was found to be positively correlated with socioeconomic status. Items on knowledge with socioeconomic differences concerned risk factors, pathophysiology and consequences of glaucoma, as well as effects and adverse effects of treatments. The lowest socioeconomic group demonstrated more need for information on public assistance and practical aspects of glaucoma and more often expected that glaucoma damage could be repaired. Conclusion: Important socioeconomic differences in knowledge, need for information and expectations of treatment exist in glaucoma patients. Patient education should focus on every glaucoma patient, but better information for the lower socioeconomic groups about specific items mentioned in this study might reduce the negative effects of low socioeconomic status on visual impairment.

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The Effect of a Brief Education Program on Glaucoma Patients

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A 2-hour Information Session and Patient Recall has Minimal Impact on Glaucoma-treatment Persistence in a Mature Practice

A 2-hour Information Session and Patient Recall has Minimal Impact on Glaucoma-treatment Persistence in a Mature Practice

Características dos pacientes atendidos pela primeira vez no Setor de Glaucoma da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP

Socioeconomic differences in glaucoma patients' knowledge, need for information and expectations of treatments

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