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A randomized controlled trial of an online educational video intervention to improve glaucoma eye drop technique
- Source :
- Patient education and counseling. 102(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objective To determine the effectiveness of an online video intervention in improving self-efficacy and eye drop application technique in glaucoma patients. Methods We randomized ninety-two patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, all who self-administer their eye drops, to either watch the 4-minute Meducation® eye drop technique video in the intervention group, or a nutrition video in the control group. We assessed five eye drop technique steps using objective video recordings at baseline, immediately after watching the video, and 1 month later. We used linear regression models to determine whether the intervention group had better self-efficacy and technique than the control group. Results Adjusted for baseline technique and other covariates, eye drop technique averaged 0.73 steps better in intervention patients than controls immediately after the video (p = 0.003) and 0.63 steps better at 1 month (p = 0.01). Adjusted for baseline self-efficacy, intervention patients had better eye drop technique self-efficacy than controls immediately after the video (p = 0.02) and at 1 month (p = 0.02). Conclusion A short educational video can significantly improve glaucoma patients’ short-term self-efficacy and eye drop technique. Practice implications Videos may provide an inexpensive, convenient way to deliver eye drop technique education in any provider’s office or online.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
Glaucoma
Administration, Ophthalmic
Self Administration
Intervention group
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
Patient Education as Topic
law
Intervention (counseling)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
business.industry
Video intervention
030503 health policy & services
Videotape Recording
Eye drop
General Medicine
Online video
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Self Efficacy
Physical therapy
Female
Ophthalmic Solutions
0305 other medical science
business
Patient education
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18735134
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Patient education and counseling
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ca8b40bfc86ebcba785877f1dcb6b113