Social and Health Care Utilization Factors Associated With Ophthalmic Visit Nonadherence in Glaucoma: An All of Us Study.

ABSTRACT:

Prcis

In a diverse nationwide cohort, lower education and income levels, cost saving on medications, fewer past-year medical/specialist visits, and concerns regarding dissimilarity with health care providers were risk factors for ophthalmic visit nonadherence among glaucoma patients.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to characterize social and health care utilization factors associated with nonadherence with ophthalmic visits among patients with glaucoma.

Materials and methods

Glaucoma patients in the All of Us database who completed the Healthcare Access and Utilization Survey were included and categorized into "visit" and "nonvisit" groups based on visit adherence, defined by self-reported past-year encounters with eyecare providers (yes/no). Data regarding pote

SUBMITTER: Wu JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840877 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature