Table 1.

Relationships among treatment, demographic characteristics and stress levels and adherence to patching 3 months after cataract extraction

Variable		N	% of prescribed patching		Prescribed patching
					≥75%	≥90%
			Mean ± SD	P valuea
Overall		104	82.5 ± 42.9		60%	47%
Treatment	IOL	51	81.0 ± 47.9	0.73	57%	45%
	CL	53	84.0 ± 37.9		62%	49%
Age at surgery	28 to 48 days	46	91.0 ± 47.9	0.18	63%	61%
	49 days to 3.0 months	30	78.4 ± 36.6		60%	47%
	3.1 to <7 months	28	73.1 ± 38.9		54%	25%
Sex	Male	50	76.9 ± 48.0	0.20	48%	38%
	Female	54	87.8 ± 37.2		70%	56%
Race	White	89	80.55 ± 41.8	0.25	64%	54%
	Other	16	93.74 ± 46.8		58%	45%
Hispanic	Yes	15	85.6 ± 59.6	0.77	61%	48%
	No	89	82.0 ± 39.8		53%	40%
Insurance	Private	64	90.6 ± 39.4b	0.01	69%b	56%b
	Other	40	69.6 ± 45.5		45%	33%
Maternal	<High school	10	60.1 ± 41.2	0.07	30%b	20%b
education	High school grad	23	79.7 ± 48.1		52%	39%
	Some college	41	78.7 ± 41.1		62%	45%
	College grad	29	98.0 ± 38.3		72%	66%
Parenting stress	Lowest third	37	97.1 ± 43.4b	0.03	73%	65%
	Middle third	33	75.9 ± 38.4		52%	36%
	Highest third	34	73.1 ± 43.4		53%	38%
Life stress	Lowest third	39	91.2 ± 40.47	0.06	69%	56%
	Middle third	33	68.2 ± 36.9		49%	39%
	Highest third	32	86.7 ± 48.4		59%	44%

CL, contact lens; IOL, intraocular lens

^at test or ANOVA for % of prescribed patching, Χ² test of independence or gamma for achieving >75% and >90 prescribed patching.

^bP < 0.05.