Self-management challenges and support needs among patients with primary glaucoma: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management plays an important role in the disease management of glaucoma patients. The effectiveness of the program can be improved by assessing the patient's perspective and needs to tailor self-management support. Most studies have focused on assessing one of these self-management behaviours, such as medication adherence, and there is a lack of systematic assessment of the support needs and challenges of self-management for patients with glaucoma. Therefore, in this study, we conducted an in-depth investigation into the self-management challenges and support needs of patients with primary glaucoma, providing a basis for nursing staff to implement self-management support.

Method

The phenomenological method and semistructured interviews were used in this stud

SUBMITTER: Hua Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644434 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature