The aim of the study was to describe the adherence of Finnish people with glaucoma to prescribed treatment plans, the factors connected to adherence and to produce knowledge for developing effective interventions to improve adherence to treatment plans.
This was a cross-sectional study.
The data (n = 249) were collected at one point in time from Finnish adults diagnosed with glaucoma with a questionnaire covering adherence to treatment. These patients used glaucoma medication and had follow-up appointments with ophthalmologists.
Sixty-seven percent (n = 166) of the patients with glaucoma were very adherent to the prescribed treatment plan in terms of self-care, treatment and follow-up visits. Almost all were very adherent to medical care (97%, n = 242). More than half of those who had received information from physicians and nurses were very adherent to treatment (66%, n = 163). Two factors, support from physicians and nurses (p