The Effect of Education on Patient Compliance

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center40 enrolled

Overview

With patient education, the compliance with glaucoma medications will increase.

We divided glaucoma patients into two groups; one watched a video the others did not. We checked their intraocular pressures before and after the intervention to see if there was a difference

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

ECT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Glaucoma

Interventions

American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Educational TapeBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Glaucoma patients coming in for routine examination Exclusion Criteria: * If glaucoma was unstable and treatment regimen required a change

Locations (1)

MDVAMC

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intraocular pressure

Secondary Outcomes

Score on glaucoma educational test

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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