Table I.

Patient characteristics (N = 279)

Characteristic	% (N)
Gender, Male	40.9 (114)
Race, African American	35.5 (99)
Patient newly prescribed glaucoma medication at baseline	18.3 (51)
Glaucoma severity in worse eye, Severe	15.1 (42)
Number of glaucoma medications
One	67.4 (188)
Two	28.3 (79)
Three	3.9 (11)
Four	0.4 (1)
Daily dosage of glaucoma medication
Once daily	59.5 (166)
More than once daily	36.9 (103)
Household income
Less than $20,000	10.8 (30)
$20,000 or more	65.6 (183)
Do not know / Do not want to answer	23.3 (65)
	Mean (Standard Deviation); Range
Age	65.8 (12.8)
	21 – 93
Years of schooling	15.1 (3.5)
	5 – 26
Self-efficacy glaucoma medications	27.8 (3.1)
	13 – 30