Exploring patient acceptability of emerging intravitreal therapies for geographic atrophy: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The acceptability of emerging intravitreal therapies for patients with Geographic Atrophy (GA) is currently unknown. This study therefore aimed to investigate the extent to which regular intravitreal injections may be acceptable to GA patients.

Subjects/methods

Thirty UK-based individuals with GA secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), recruited from two London-based hospitals, were interviewed in April-October 2021 regarding acceptability of new GA treatments. Participants responded to a structured questionnaire, as well as open-ended questions in a semi-structured interview. The Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) informed framework analysis of the qualitative data.

Results

Twenty participants (67%) were female, and median

SUBMITTER: Enoch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174603 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature