Patterns and rate of adherence to glaucoma therapy using an electronic dosing aid
Patterns and rate of adherence to glaucoma therapy using an electronic dosing aid
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DOI:
10.1038/eye.2010.27
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发表时间:
2010-08-01
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Henson, D. B.
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作者:
Ajit, R. R.;Fenerty, C. H.;Henson, D. B.
Aims and purpose To identify patterns and rates of adherence with travoprost eye drops using the Travatan dosing aid (TDA) and to present a method for graphically presenting adherence data.Methods A prospective observational cohort study of patients on travoprost (prostaglandin) monotherapy. Patients were dispensed a TDA and followed up after approximately 3 months of usage. Data were downloaded from the TDA into a computer for analysis. Analysis used inter-dose intervals (the time between each dosing) to look at adherence between days 4 and 75.Results In all, 100 patients were invited to participate, 53 agreed and complete TDA data sets were obtained from 37. In total 23 of the complete data sets showed good adherence (dosing within +/- 4 h of the agreed dosing time on 480% of occasions), 3 patients discontinued usage before 75 days, 4 showed frequent drug holidays (no dosing for >= 8 days) and 7 frequently missed doses with adherence rates of