Table 3.
Provider educates the patients about glaucoma 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 about | Prescribed glaucoma medications for first time during the visit (N = 51) N (%) |
Was on glaucoma medications before the visit (N = 228) N (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical changes that can occur with glaucoma and/or how to manage these changes | 27 (52.9) | 60 (26.3) | 0.000 |
| Emotional changes that can occur with glaucoma and/or how to manage these changes | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.633 |
| Diagnosis | 31 (60.8) | 40 (17.5) | 0.000 |
| Family history | 15 (29.4) | 10 (4.4) | 0.000 |
| Goals of treatment | 29 (56.9) | 36 (15.8) | 0.000 |
| How to solve the problem | 10 (19.6) | 1 (0.4) | 0.000 |
| Intraocular pressure | 29 (56.9) | 106 (46.5) | 0.219 |
| Likelihood of long-term therapy | 12 (23.5) | 11 (4.8) | 0.000 |
| Management plan (ways to manage glaucoma without medications) |
8 (15.7) | 29 (12.7) | 0.605 |
| Prognosis | 16 (31.4) | 59 (25.9) | 0.478 |