Table 2.

Patient Characteristics (N = 279).

	Percent (N)
Male	41 (114)
Race
African American	36 (99)
Non-African American	64 (179)
Newly prescribed glaucoma medications	18 (51)
Glaucoma severity (worse eye)
Mild	62 (162)
Moderate	21 (55)
Severe	17 (45)
Glaucoma severity (better eye)*
Mild	78 (217)
Moderate	8 (21)
Severe	10 (45)
Arthritis diagnosis	36 (100)
Reading level
Less than or equal to third grade	1 (3)
Fourth to sixth grade	3 (9)
Seventh to eighth grade	10 (29)
More than eighth grade	84 (233)
Age (years)
Mean (SD), range	65.8 (12.8), 21–93
Years of education
Mean (SD), range	15.1 (3.5), 5–26
Has health insurance	98 (272)
Eye drop self-efficacy
Mean (SD), range	16.7 (2.0), 6–18
Patient asked at least one question about eye drop administration at either visit	17 (44)

^*Percentages do not add to 100% due to missing data.