The Impact of the Support, Educate, Empower Personalized Glaucoma Coaching Pilot Study on Glaucoma Medication Adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the efficacy of the Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) glaucoma coaching program on medication adherence among glaucoma patients with low adherence.

Design

Uncontrolled intervention study with a pre-post design.

Participants

Glaucoma patients ≥ age 40, taking ≥1 medication, who self-reported poor adherence were recruited from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. Adherence was monitored electronically for a 3-month baseline period; participants with median adherence of ≤80% were enrolled in the SEE program.

Methods

Participants' adherence was monitored electronically (AdhereTech, New York, NY) during the 7-month program. Adherence was calculated as the percentage of doses taken on time of those prescribed. The SEE program included (1) au

SUBMITTER: Newman-Casey PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528849 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul - Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature