Betsy Sleath|Susan J. Blalock|Delesha M. Carpenter|Kelly W. Muir|Robyn Sayner|Scott D. Lawrence|Annette Giangiacomo|M. Elizabeth Hartnett|Gail Tudor|J. Goldsmith|Alan L. Robin
Provider Education about Glaucoma and Glaucoma Medications during Videotaped Medical Visits
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Duke University|Durham VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Emory University|University of Utah|Husson University|University of Utah|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine
objective purpose study examine patient physician situational factors associated extent providers educate patients glaucoma glaucoma medications patient provider characteristics associated whether providers educate patients glaucoma glaucoma medications methods patients glaucoma newly prescribed glaucoma medications recruited crosssectional study conducted six ophthalmology clinics patients visits videotape recorded patients interviewed visits generalized estimating equations used analyze data results two hundred seventynine patients participated providers significantly likely educate patients glaucoma glaucoma medications newly prescribed glaucoma medications providers significantly less likely educate african american patients glaucoma providers significantly less likely educate patients lower health literacy glaucoma medications conclusion eye care providers always educate patients glaucoma glaucoma medications practice implications providers consider educating patients glaucoma treated glaucoma patients better understand disease even patient already educated important reinforce taught