Medication Adherence and Common Barriers for Caregivers of Preschool Children with Pediatric Glaucoma

CONCLUSIONS: Over one-third of caregivers of preschool children with pediatric glaucoma were in poor medication adherence. Nearly two-thirds of caregivers cited multiple barriers simultaneously as important hindrances to medication usage. Anxiety and depression, difficulty with the acquisition of medications, difficulty with the medication schedule, and high expenses for medications were prominent barriers. Individualized solutions should be provided according to reported barriers by each caregiver and the other most common barriers.PMID:37273462 | PMC:PMC10238144 | DOI:10.1155/2022/6389822

Source: Journal of Ophthalmology - June 5, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Zitian Liu Yuning Zhang Pingping Liu Wenxin Yang Xinyan Li Yimin Zhong Yangfan Yang Xing Liu Huiming Xiao Minbin Yu Wenmin Huang Source Type: research