Table 2 Primary care physicians’ self-reported performance in glaucoma care and agreement with role descriptions (n = 82)
Domain | Role description | Agree with the role description | Behave in practice accordingly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%)b | Mean (SD) | n (%)a | Mean (SD) | ||
Early detection | Asking older patients about family history of glaucoma and referring them to complete ophthalmologic examination1/identifying patients at high risk of glaucoma and referring them to complete ophthalmologic examination2 | 81 (99)2 | 5.5 (0.8)2 | 24 (30)1 | 2.7 (1.5)1 |
Management of medical treatment | Explaining the proper use of eye drops to glaucoma patients | 69 (85) | 4.6 (1.2) | 28 (35) | 2.8 (1.4) |
Asking glaucoma patients about treatment’s adverse effects | 71 (88) | 5.1 (1.2) | 37 (46) | 3.3 (1.5) | |
Promoting adherence to treatment and follow up | Discussing the importance of adherence to treatment with glaucoma patients | 75 (93) | 5.2 (1.0) | 52 (64) | 4.0 (1.6) |
Encouraging glaucoma patients to have regular ophthalmologic follow-up examination | 78 (99) | 5.4 (0.7) | 64 (81) | 4.7 (1.4) | |
Coordination of eye care | Maintaining good relations with ophthalmologists working in the community clinics | 74 (91) | 5.1 (1.0) | 45 (56) | 3.6 (1.8) |
Informing the ophthalmologist on treatment’s adverse effects or contraindications to treatment | 74 (93) | 5.2 (1.0) | 42 (53) | 3.6 (1.5) | |
Receiving and reading follow-up letters from the ophthalmologists concerning glaucoma patients | 76 (94) | 5.3 (1.0) | 57 (70) | 4.3 (1.5) | |