Postoperative outpatient follow-up compliance in elderly patients with glaucoma and its influencing factors
Journal Title: Eye Science (Yanke Xuebao) - Year 2020, Vol 35, Issue 6
Abstract
[Objective:] To investigate the compliance of postoperative outpatient follow-up in elderly patients with glaucoma and its influencing factors. [Methods:] Elderly patients with glaucoma undergoing surgery in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center from March 2019 to June 2019 were recruited in this study. The general data, follow-up visit within 6 months after operation and cognition of outpatient follow-up were collected. The semi-structured interview method was used to interview the participants in the quantitative research. [Results:] A total of 112 valid questionnaires were obtained and 112 patients were interviewed. Forty-seven (42%) elderly patients with glaucoma showed high compliance. The quantitative and interview results showed that the perceived economic pressure, accompanied by family members and the cognition of outpatient follow-up were the main factors affecting the compliance. [Conclusion:] The compliance of postoperative outpatient follow-up in elderly patients with glaucoma needs to be improved. It is necessary to strengthen health education of patients and their family members according to the individual situation, improve their cognition of outpatient follow-up, and eventually improve their compliance.
Authors and Affiliations
Honghong CHEN, Weixin ZHENG, Wenmin HUANG, Huiming XIAO, Nanqi HUANG, Xinyan LI, Shuyu YAO
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- DOI 10.3978/j.issn.1000-4432.2020.10.10
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