Demographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Predictors of Change in Medication Adherence in the Support, Educate, Empower Program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate whether demographic, clinical, or psychosocial factors act as moderators of change in medication adherence in the Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) program.

Design

Prospective, single-arm pilot study with a pre-post design.

Participants

Patients with glaucoma aged ≥ 40 years and taking ≥ 1 glaucoma medication were recruited from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. Those who had electronically measured adherence ≤ 80% in the 3-month eligibility monitoring period were enrolled in the SEE program.

Methods

Medication adherence was monitored electronically during the 7-month intervention and calculated as the percentage of doses taken correctly. Change in adherence at different points in the SEE program and cumulative change in adhere

SUBMITTER: Miller DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8716681 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature