Table 3.
Reasons for AMD Appointment Cancellation or Delay
| Reason | Injected Patientsa N = 60 |
Non-injected Patients N = 10 |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Unable to find someone to take me to the appointment | 26 (43.3) | 1 (10.0) |
| Unable to travel to appointment | 18 (30.0) | 3 (30.0) |
| Could not afford attending the appointment | 14 (23.3) | 0 (0) |
| Too busy to attend appointment | 13 (21.7) | 2 (20.0) |
| Did not know how important the injection was to my sight | 11 (18.3) | N/A |
| Scared to receive the injection | 11 (18.3) | N/A |
| Did not find previous injections helpful | 7 (11.7) | N/A |
| I forgot about the appointment | 3 (5.0) | 0 (0) |
| I was not feeling well | 7 (11.7) | 1 (10.0) |
| Other | 11 (18.3)b | 7 (70.0)c |
Note: participants could select more than one response. aQuestion referred to AMD injection appointments only for this group, not general AMD appointments. bCOVID-19, hospitalization, vacation, retinal detachment requiring several surgeries. cCOVID-19, physician unavailable.
Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019; N/A, not applicable.