Table 1.
Patient demographic characteristics (N = 243)
| Percent (N) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 64.2 (156) |
| Female | 35.8 (87) |
| Lives in rural or urban area | |
| Urban | 59.3 (144) |
| Rural | 40.7 (99) |
| Length of time with glaucoma | |
| Less than 1 year | 25.9 (63) |
| 1 to 2 years | 21.8 (53) |
| More than 2 years | 51.8 (126) |
| Number of glaucoma medications | |
| 1 | 81.5 (198) |
| 2 or 3 | 18.5 (45) |
| Number of times per day the patient takes glaucoma medications | |
| 1 | 23.9 (58) |
| 2 | 68.3 (166) |
| 3 | 6.2 (15) |
| 4 | 0.8 (2) |
| Missing | 0.8 (2) |
| Number of other non-glaucoma eye medications | |
| None | 83.5 (203) |
| 1 | 7.4 (18) |
| 2 | 4.1 (10) |
| 3 | 4.9 (12) |
| Education | |
| 1 to 12 years | 71.2 (173) |
| More than 12 years | 19.8 (48) |
| Missing | 9.1 (22) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 88.1 (214) |
| Not married | 11.9 (29) |
| Patient states that a specific glaucoma medication bothers him/her | |
| Yes | 5.8 (14) |
| No | 94.2 (229) |
| Glaucoma medications patient is supposed to be using but is not | |
| Patient is not using glaucoma medications that he/she should be using | 2.5 (6) |
| Patient is using all glaucoma medications that he/she should be using | 97.5 (237) |
| Patient administers drops himself | |
| Patient does not always administer himself | 11.1 (27) |
| Patient always administers himself | 88.9 (216) |
| Less than 100% adherent in past week | |
| Yes | 5.8 (14) |
| No | 94.2 (229) |