Predictors of adherence to occlusion therapy 3 months after cataract extraction in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little information is available on factors that predict adherence to patching in infants. We evaluated data from the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, a randomized clinical trial of treatment for infants with unilateral congenital cataracts, to investigate factors associated with successful adherence to patching protocols.

Methods

In the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, patching was prescribed 1 hour daily per month of age until 8 months of age and 50% of waking hours thereafter. A centrally located staff member inquired about the patient's adherence to patching in a phone interview with the primary caregiver. Analyses used χ(2) tests of independence and logistic regression to identify predictors of reported adherence and of achieving adherence rates of at least 75%

SUBMITTER: Drews-Botsch CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3336096 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature