Knowledge of medications among patients with glaucoma in Taiwan.
J Formos Med Assoc
; 118(1 Pt 3): 457-462, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:
To investigate the knowledge and learning ability of glaucoma patients regarding their anti-glaucoma topical medications.METHODS:
Patients on regular follow-up at the Glaucoma Clinic at Hsin-Chu General Hospital were recruited. After detailed ocular examinations, the participants were asked to recall and identify their glaucoma eye drops. The same test was repeated 3 months later. The results of both tests, the learning ability of patients regarding their glaucoma drugs, and the relationship between learning ability and demographic variables were evaluated.RESULTS:
Two hundred eighty-seven glaucoma patients participated in this study. Of the study population, 25.8% and 57.1% could recall their topical mediation at the first and second tests, whereas 72.1% and 88.5% could identify their prescribed eye drops at the first and second tests, respectively. Approximately 34% of the participants showed improved knowledge at the repeat test, whereas 40% of the participants showed no improvement. Participants with a better learning ability were more likely to be younger, with a higher level of education, and with less visual field impairment.CONCLUSION:
The knowledge of glaucoma patients regarding their prescribed medication was deficient in Taiwan. Physician effort could improve knowledge on the prescribed drugs. Patient-centered education should be considered, targeting elderly individuals, illiterate individuals, and those with loss of visual function to increase compliance with glaucoma medication.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Soluções Oftálmicas
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Glaucoma
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Adesão à Medicação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article