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Abstract #118132 Published in IGR 24-4
How glaucoma patients balance between the advantages and disadvantages of acceptance to the recommended treatment regimen in real-life: Perspectives from a middle-income country
Motta GS; da Costa Andrade J; Kasahara NPharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2024; 33: e5771
PURPOSE: Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) are required to take long-term treatments with topical medications to halt disease progression. This cross-sectional survey aimed to describe the level of acceptance of Brazilian patients toward the long-term treatment with eyedrops and to find possible correlates of high acceptance. METHODS: POAG patients were recruited from the Glaucoma Service-Santa Casa of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Clinical and demographic data were retrieved from participants' electronic records. All patients answered the ACCEPT© questionnaire. This is a generic patient-reported outcome questionnaire specifically developed to assess patients' acceptance of long-term medications and not adherence. Summed scores and those for each domain were calculated to range from 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating greater acceptance. RESULTS: The sample comprised 96 patients with POAG. The mean age was 63.2 ± 8.9 years; 48 were male and 48 female; 55 (57.3%) were white, 36 (37.5%) African-Brazilian, and 5 (5.2%) were of mixed color; most patients (97.9%) had less than high school degree and all had a family income Department of Ophthalmology, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.Classification:
