Table 3.
Nonadherence Rates with Respect to Disease/Treatment-Related Factors
| Nonadherence (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall nonadherence | 30.3 | |
| Experience of side effects | 37.6 | 0.004 |
| No side effects | 18.4 | |
| Medication with preservatives | 32.0 | 0.036 |
| Combined medication (with and without preservatives) | 25.0 | |
| Preservative-free medication | 12.5 | |
| Reported therapy switch | 15.1 | 0.014 |
| No therapy switch | 39.1 | |
| No fear of blindness | 18.7 | 0.560 |
| Low fear of blindness | 33.3 | |
| Moderate fear of blindness | 25.0 | |
| Strong fear of blindness | 36.7 | |
| Very strong fear of blindness | 28.3 |