ArticlePatient preference and adherence2016
Factors contributing to nonadherence to follow-up appointments in a resident glaucoma clinic versus primary eye care clinic.
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- A Randomized Trial to Improve Adherence to Follow-up Eye Examinations Among People With Glaucoma.Preventing chronic disease · 2021Trial
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- Design and Validation of an AI-Assisted Sequential Screening Framework for Psychological Distress in Glaucoma.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Application of mobile health (mHealth) in the field of eye care: A scoping review of interventions used by individuals and health services to communicate.AJO international · 2025Article
- Discontinuation and loss to follow-up rates in clinical trials of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
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- Integrating Telemedicine Services in Ophthalmology: Evaluating Patient Interest and Perceived Benefits.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Comprehensive Analysis to Uncover Determinants of Patient Appointment Compliance in Ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute, USA.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- The Relationship of Travel Distance to Postoperative Follow-up Care on Glaucoma Surgery Outcomes.Journal of glaucoma · 2020Article
- Adherence to Medical Treatment and Its Determinants Among Adult Saudi Glaucoma Patients in Riyadh City.Cureus · 2020Article
- A randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a glaucoma patient navigator to improve appointment adherence.Patient preference and adherence · 2016Article
- The Validity of the Distress Thermometer in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.Ophthalmology. GlaucomaArticle
- Reasons for no-show to referrals at a university eye clinic after eye examination via a mobile ophthalmic unit in a Brazilian region.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologiaObservational
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the rate of adherence to follow-up appointment recommendations in a resident glaucoma clinic with no mechanism for reminders, compared to a resident cataract and primary eye care (CPEC) clinic in which telephone reminders were used, and to identify factors that contribute to adherence in each patient group.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study included subjects in the CPEC clinic who received telephone reminders and those in the glaucoma clinic who did not. Each sample was selected to have a similar proportion of follow-up recommendations for 1, 3, and 6 months. Subjects were considered adherent if they returned within a specified timeframe.
resultsA total of 144 subjects from the glaucoma clinic and 151 subjects from the CPEC clinic were included. There was no significant difference between follow-up adherence rates of patients who received telephone reminders and those who did not (odds ratio [OR] =1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79-2.32, P=0.28). Patients who were on more than two ocular medications were more likely to return for follow-up (OR=3.11, 95% CI 1.53-6.35, P=0.0018). Subjects between the ages 50 and 80 years were more likely to be adherent compared to their younger and older peers (P=0.02).
conclusionThe follow-up adherence of patients in a CPEC clinic who received telephone reminders was similar to patients in a glaucoma clinic who did not receive any intervention to increase their adherence. Younger (⩽50 years old) and elderly (⩾80 years old) subjects, as well as patients using less than two glaucoma medications, were less likely to adhere to their follow-up appointments.
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