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Beliefs and Adherence to Glaucoma Treatment: A Comparison of Patients From Diverse Cultures by Gwyneth Rees; Xue-Ling Chong; Carol Y. Cheung; Tin Aung; David S. Friedman; Jonathan G. Crowston; Ecosse L. Lamoureux is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Purpose: To determine adherence rates and beliefs about glaucoma and its treatment in white americans, african americans, white australians, and singaporeans of chinese descent. ## Patients and methods: Cross-sectional study of 475 glaucoma patients using topical eye drops for at least 6 months. the sample consisted of white americans (n=133), african americans (n=58), white australians (n=107), and singaporeans of chinese descent (n=117). self-reported adherence and beliefs about glaucoma and its treatment were assessed using the reported adherence to medication scale, the brief illness perception questionnaire, and the beliefs about medicines-specific questionnaire. ## Results: Accounting for sociodemographic differences, significant differences in self-reported adherence rates were identified (p<0.001). white americans and australians reported significantly higher adherence (65.4%, 67.7% reported complete adherence) than african americans or singaporeans (56.9%, 47.5%, respectively; p<0.05). beliefs about glaucoma treatment were predictive of adherence only in the australian and white american samples (p<0.05). ## Conclusions: In western cultures, attempts to improve adherenc

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Author

Gwyneth Rees; Xue-Ling Chong; Carol Y. Cheung; Tin Aung; David S. Friedman; Jonathan G. Crowston; Ecosse L. Lamoureux

Published

2013

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)