Glaucoma Patient Knowledge, Perceptions, and Predispositions for Telemedicine.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The purpose was to identify factors associated with older glaucoma patients' knowledge of, perceptions of, and predispositions for telemedicine use. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Established patients age 60 years and above with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma, glaucoma suspect, or ocular hypertension followed by a glaucoma fellowship-trained ophthalmologist were enrolled in the study at an academic, urban, tertiary referral eye clinic. Enrolled patients were administered a Life Space Questionnaire (LSQ), scored 0 to 9, and Preferences for Telemedicine Questionnaire (PTQ), a Likert scale validated tool. χ testing analyzed PTQ responses by age, race, education, employment status, LSQ score, and distance traveled from home address to clinic. A Mann-Whitney U test was used to compar

SUBMITTER: Rhodes LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551257 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature