Glaucoma Medication Adherence 1 Year after the Support, Educate, Empower Personalized Glaucoma Coaching Program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the efficacy of the Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) glaucoma coaching program on medication adherence among poorly adherent patients with glaucoma for 12 months after cessation of the intervention.

Design

Uncontrolled intervention study with a pre-post design.

Participants

The SEE cohort was recruited from the University of Michigan and included patients with glaucoma aged ≥ 40 years, taking ≥ 1 medication, who self-reported poor adherence. Electronic medication monitoring of those who completed the program continued for up to 1 year after the coaching intervention.

Methods

Adherence was monitored electronically (AdhereTech) during the 7-month program and 12-month follow-up period. Adherence was the percentage of doses taken on time. Participa

SUBMITTER: Killeen OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10246914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature