Table 2.
Provider educates the patients about glaucoma medications by whether patients are prescribed glaucoma medications for the first time or if they were on them before the visit (N = 279).
| Areas provider educated the patients about | Prescribed glaucoma medications for first time during the visit (N = 51) N (%) |
Was on glaucoma medications before the visit (N = 228) N (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence and adherence strategies | 20 (39.2) | 31 (13.6) | 0.000 |
| Amount/dose (number of drops) | 8 (15.7) | 8 (3.5) | 0.001 |
| Cost/insurance | 6 (11.8) | 17 (7.5) | 0.309 |
| Fear/concerns/barriers | 4 (7.8) | 7 (3.1) | 0.123 |
| Frequency of use | 19 (37.3) | 36 (15.8) | 0.001 |
| Generic/brand | 4 (7.8) | 21 (9.2) | 0.760 |
| How well medication is working | 7 (13.7) | 23 (10.1) | 0.475 |
| How to administer | 13 (25.5) | 27 (11.8) | 0.014 |
| Side effects | 41 (80.4) | 35 (15.4) | 0.000 |
| Importance of use | 8 (15.7) | 10 (4.4) | 0.003 |
| Last time used drops | Not applicable | 2 (0.9) | 0.498 |
| Length of use | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | — |
| Name of medication | 5 (9.8) | 16 (7.0) | 0.518 |
| Nonglaucoma medications | 5 (9.8) | 18 (7.9) | 0.681 |
| Purpose | 23 (45.1) | 26 (11.4) | 0.000 |
| Supply | 5 (9.8) | 18 (7.9) | 0.681 |
| Which eye | 17 (33.3) | 13 (5.7) | 0.000 |