Factors Associated with Poor Eye Drop Administration Technique and the Role of Patient Education among Hong Kong Elderly Population

Joint Authors

Lai, Jimmy S. M.
Ng, Alex Lap-Ki
Choy, Bonnie Nga Kwan
Zhu, Ming Ming
Pang, Jason Chun Sum
Fan, Michelle Ching Yim
Iu, Lawrence Pui Leung
Kwan, Joseph Shiu Kwong
Chiu, Patrick Ka Chun
Chan, Jonathan

Source

Journal of Ophthalmology

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-03-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Objectives.

To identify the risk factors for poor eye drop application technique in treatment-naïve subjects and to assess if patient education can benefit these subjects.

Methods.

Chinese subjects above 60 years were recruited.

Questionnaires, including Barthel index; Lawton’s instrumental activities of daily living (ADL); Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Loss of Weight (FRAIL) scale; and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), were used to correlate with eye drop application technique (before and after patient education) using Spearman correlation analysis.

A multiple linear regression was conducted to determine the predictors of successful administration technique and the improvement of technique after education.

Results.

The data from 26 subjects (mean age 72) were analyzed.

Eye drop instillation technique score improved from 5.42 at baseline to 7.33 after clear instructions.

FRAIL score was an independent predictor of baseline score (p=0.003), as well as the improvement after patient education (p=0.012).

Age, sex, education level, visual acuity, Barthel index, MoCA, and ADL score were not correlated with eye drop instillation technique, before nor after patient education.

Discussion.

In patients with poor functional status as reflected by FRAIL score, eye drop application is prone to be ineffective.

Education with step-by-step instructions could effectively improve the success of eye drop application.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Choy, Bonnie Nga Kwan& Zhu, Ming Ming& Pang, Jason Chun Sum& Chan, Jonathan& Ng, Alex Lap-Ki& Fan, Michelle Ching Yim…[et al.]. 2019. Factors Associated with Poor Eye Drop Administration Technique and the Role of Patient Education among Hong Kong Elderly Population. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Choy, Bonnie Nga Kwan…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Poor Eye Drop Administration Technique and the Role of Patient Education among Hong Kong Elderly Population. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Choy, Bonnie Nga Kwan& Zhu, Ming Ming& Pang, Jason Chun Sum& Chan, Jonathan& Ng, Alex Lap-Ki& Fan, Michelle Ching Yim…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Poor Eye Drop Administration Technique and the Role of Patient Education among Hong Kong Elderly Population. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185907

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1185907