Key result
Higher patient satisfaction is linked to better adherence to anti-glaucoma therapy.
Why the study?
Treatment satisfaction, medication adherence, and drug utilization amongst glaucoma patients receiving care at secondary health facilities needed to be assessed.
Cross-Sectional (n=311)
Yes
p-value: p=0.001
In a Nigerian cohort of glaucoma patients, combination therapy was most frequently utilized, and higher treatment satisfaction was significantly associated with better medication adherence.
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Satisfaction-adherence link in glaucoma should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Bello et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Glaucoma (n=311). Anti-glaucoma therapy was evaluated on Relationship between patient satisfaction with treatment and medication adherence (p=0.001). Among glaucoma patients, 55.6% were adherent to their medications, and there was a statistically significant relationship between patient satisfaction and medication adherence (P=0.001).
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