ArticleCurrent eye research2016
Feasibility, Patient Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Culturally Informed, Health Promotion Program to Improve Glaucoma Medication Adherence Among African Americans: "Glaucoma Management Optimism for African Americans Living with Glaucoma" (GOAL).
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- A Taxonomy of Behavior Change Techniques for Improving Medication Adherence in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.Journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
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- Adherence and Persistence to Medical Therapy in Glaucoma: An Overview.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Review
- Patients' Satisfaction with Topical Anti-Glaucoma Medications and Associated Factors at Gondar University Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.Clinical optometry · 2023Article
- Interventions to promote access to eyecare for non-dominant ethnic groups in high-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Increasing Engagement of African American Patients with Glaucoma during Medical Encounters: Creation of a Pre-visit Video.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2020Article
- Cost-Utility Analysis of Glaucoma Medication Adherence.Ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Process of adaptation, development and assessment of acceptability of a health educational intervention to improve referral uptake by people with diabetes in Sri Lanka.BMC public health · 2019Article
- A nationwide survey of factors influencing adherence to ocular hypotensive eyedrops in Japan.International ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Changes in adherence and associated factors among patients on newly introduced prostaglandin analog and timolol fixed-combination therapy.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Glaucoma patient-provider communication about vision quality-of-life.Patient education and counseling · 2017Article
- African American Patient Preferences for Glaucoma Education.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2017Article
- Fixed combination of travoprost and timolol maleate reduces intraocular pressure in Japanese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: analysis by prostaglandin analogue.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Article
- Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY): impact of an eye health education program on patient knowledge about glaucoma and attitudes about eye care.Patient related outcome measures · 2016Article
- Medical Management of Glaucoma in the 21st Century from a Canadian Perspective.Journal of ophthalmology · 2016Review
- Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design.International journal for equity in health · 2015Article
- Strategic Planning for Recruitment and Retention of Older African Americans in Health Promotion Research Programs.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2014Article
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Abstract
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aimsTo examine the feasibility, patient acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally informed, health promotion program designed to improve glaucoma medication adherence among African American's (AA's) with glaucoma. MATERIALS/
methodsA sample of 11 AA glaucoma patients (mean age 61 years; 73% women and 27% men) completed a culturally informed and individually tailored, health promotion program developed for AAs titled, "Glaucoma Management Optimism for African Americans Living with Glaucoma" (GOAL)©. The aim of the brief 4-week program is to enhance glaucoma medication adherence through a combination of education, motivational interviewing (MI), and problem-solving training (PST). Feasibility was assessed on the basis of patient satisfaction with the program, number of sessions completed, and length of sessions. Preliminary efficacy was evaluated using a pre-post design to determine whether the program improved objective glaucoma medication adherence via an electronic Travalert dosing aid as well as satisfaction with aspects of glaucoma treatment, health beliefs about medications, glaucoma symptoms, emotional well-being, and intraocular pressure.
resultsOverall patient satisfaction and acceptability was high for the program, interactions with the health educator, program materials, and the length of sessions. Feasibility was also supported given the need for the program, success in recruitment/retention, and ease of implementing the program with AA glaucoma patients in clinic and/or over the telephone. In terms of preliminary efficacy, patients showed significant pre-post improvements in objective medication adherence rates by 15% (p = 0.03), self-efficacy for glaucoma management (p = 0.02), ease of use in administering eye drops (p = 0.03), glaucoma treatment satisfaction (p = 0.05), beliefs about the necessity of taking glaucoma medications (p = 0.05), and functional visual ocular symptoms (p = 0.03).
conclusions(GOAL)© holds great promise toward improving glaucoma medication adherence and beliefs among AA's with glaucoma.
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